p style="text-align: left;"emThe crisp cold air blew through the boroughs and leaves of Teldrassil, the world tree. A giant tree that/embr /emreached high to the sky on an island off the coast of the continent of Kalimdor./embr /emMassive branches that supported whole villages and valleys that held life in all kinds of forms ranging/embr /emfrom animals to those who call the tree home, the Kaldorei. Or as their allies and enemies would call/embr /emthem, the Night Elves./embr /br /emThe only city on Teldrassil was called Darnassus, a place where thousands of night elves called home. A/embr /emcity in perfect harmoney with nature, it's buildings made out of discarded wood and shaped by tree/embr /emspirits and the most skilled of elven masons. As people walked around the streets, across white/embr /empavement roads, a new custom that had come over from the Eastern Kingdoms. Carved pumpkins in the/embr /emshape of an laughing man as to ward off evil spirits./embr /emIn the city there was a small tavern where laughter and drink was commonplace. In that pub there was a/embr /emlarge group of Kaldorei, drinking and laughing, as well as a few non-kaldorei. But these were not seen as/embr /emoutsiders and were treated as kin./embr /br /emA sentinel laughed as she drank her pint of ale, her arm draped around a grey haired handsome human/embr /emwho was enthralled into telling a story./embr /em"And thus..." he concluded as the sentinel twirled her purple finger in his greying hair." That is why every/embr /emHallows End, when the sun has set and the moon comes out...if you listen very carefully you can hear/embr /emthe cry of the Headless Horsemen in the wind." He smirked as he spoke the rhyme. "Prepare yourselves,/embr /emthe bells have tolled! Shelter your weak, your young and your old! Each of you shall pay the final sum./embr /emCry for mercy, the reckoning has come!"/embr /emThe kaldorei clapped and cheered at the end of the tale, including his lover./embr /em"Well done, Genn." Elrienne the Sentinel smiled." A very amusing tale!"/embr /em"I aim to please." Genn kissed her cheek./embr /em"It's very illogical to have a pumpkin as your head." a gnome pointed out./embr /em"Oh shut it, Vance! The manling told a good story! Had drama and shite and everything!" a dwarf with a/embr /emfiery red beard replied with his deep, booming voice before downing half his stein of ale./embr /br /emThe gnome glared." It's Vanceillion the Great!"/embr /emThe dwarf gave him an confused look." That's what I said. You aren't listening, clearly."/embr /emAnother Kaldorei by the name of Luna chuckled and playfully smacked the dwarf's arm." Be nice,/embr /emHadgar."/embr /em"I am nice! I didn't thump him." Hadgar took another sip./embr /em"Alright then!" Vancillion pointed at the fiery dwarf." Why don't YOU tell us a story?!"/embr /em"I for once agree with the gnome." Adewer, a grizzled one armed Kaldorei wiped the drink from her/embr /emmouth with her arm." Tell us a tale, Hadgar."/embr /br /emThe dwarf smiled." With pleasure!" He stood up." Let me tell yer all a tale! It's something that happened/embr /emto me four years ago! It has action, heroes, horror, women with big bosoms and terrible monsters! I call/embr /emit..." he paused, swaying his stein across the room like a great ruler orating to a large crowd."/embr /emWorgenslayer!"/embr /em"A terrible title..." the gnome muttered./embr /em"SHUT IT!"/embr /br /strongspan style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 23px;"Worgenslayer/span/strongbr /br /br /It was midday when the battle began. On the roads south of Lordearon in what was once calledbr /Silverpine forest and just north of the massive Greymane Wall, the last survivors of High Marshallbr /Garithos's army who were fortunate enough to escape the slaughter that proceeded after the assault onbr /Lordearon's capitol were themselves attacked however by the same creatures that once aided thembr /during the /br /br /The group of battered Alliance soldiers were beset upon by the undead. Unlike the Scourge they hadbr /fought before however, these had intelligence. Where a wall of teeth and claws would've torn thembr /asunder these undead used tactics, magic and skills much like a mortal army. Some wore the tabard of abr /white faced woman. "For the Forsaken!" hoarse voices cried out as they lashed at the humans." For thebr /Dark Lady!"br /"For the Alliance!" Captain Davonforth cried as the Alliance shields tried to brace for the /Davonforth did not ask to be captain, he wasn't even asked to be part of the army when the former Highbr /Marshall drafted him and every abled man in his village, but he took to the job the best he could. Stillbr /best intentions were not good enough as he led his men into this very /br /br /The banner of the Alliance Lion was torn and ripped, a sign of it's previous campaigns. It struggledbr /against the tide as the soldiers fought with desperation against the fury of the Forsaken. All except /A dwarf, with a beard as red as fire and a voice as loud as a mountain giant, was laughing madly as hisbr /axe cleaved through undead flesh. The runes on his axe lit up bright red as it cut through armour like abr /hot knife through butter. His dwarven forged armour was battered in many places but happily took anybr /punches that slipped past his /"COME ON, I FOUGHT KOBOLDS TOUGHER THAN YOU LOT!" He boasted as another Forsaken warriorbr /dropped to the ground, cut in /br /br /By the dwarf' side was a human man, unlike the others who wore the armour of a footmen, he hadbr /similar armour of an mercenary much like the dwarf safe for a red headband, a memento from hisbr /former affiliation. He fought side by side with the dwarf, making sure no enemy that survived thebr /dwarf's ferocious attack would attempt a sneak attack as the dwarf's back was /Unlike the dwarf he fought with restraint and conserved his energy. Precise strikes and faints. That isbr /why he waded behind the dwarf, using him like a storm breaker to shield /br /br /And much like a storm, the dwarf was just as loud and just as destructive. The two were sellswords,br /hired to fight for the Alliance along with many others. Unlike the others, who either fled or were dead,br /these two tagged along with the survivors seeing the upside to safety in /The dwarf kept cutting and laughing, a miniature wrought demon from hell, surrounded by the flames ofbr /his runed axe and just as maniacal /It was only when a Forsaken warlock attempted a dark spell and was swiftly cut down by the human thatbr /the dwarf's ire /"By the beards of my ancestors, manling! That one was mine!" he scolded his ginger bearded /"Apologies, Hadgar..." the man replied as he severed the warlock's head from his shoulders." I gotbr /carried away."br /"Make sure it does not happen again!" Hadgar replied before another Forsaken fell to his /Despite the ferocious battling, it was clear the Forsaken were still clearly winning. The white shields ofbr /the Alliance fell more and more as the undead made quick work of the already tired Alliance /They would've all been slain, perhaps the dwarf and the human as well, were it not that fate sadly hadbr /something worse in store for /br /br /A hunting horn sounded as out of the forest bullets were loosened unto the undead and hunters camebr /to join the fray. Men dressed in hunting garb, leathers and pieces of armour, fired their guns or chargedbr /in with big lumberjack axes and attacked the Forsaken into the rear. It was clear the attack was a feint,br /an opening for the Alliance to escape /The hunter's leaders, a big burly man wearing a top hat, pulled at the captain." This way, chum! We havebr /a safe haven!"br /The captain agreed and called for the retreat. The horn sounded as the meagre Alliance forces fled asbr /the hunters provided covering /Hadgar himself was pulled away by two of the larger hunters as he cried angrily at them during thebr /br /br /"Let me at 'em!" Hadgar cried." WE WERE WINNING!"br /One of the hunters stared confused at the human warrior." Has the dwarf hit his sodding head?" Thebr /accent was Gilnean the warrior /He shrugged to the hunter's question." I've asked that question so many times myself..."br /"Well can you give him something to stop bloody struggling, we still got the bloody rotters behind us!"br /One of the hunters nearly lost his hold on the /The warrior paused." Do you have any alcohol on you?"br /The small Alliance group, fifteen souls including the two sellswords, arrived at the walled village that thebr /hunters called home. Thick wooden palisades, armed guards at the walls and the sound of a humanbr /village greeted the /br /br /Some of the men began to weep for it was the first time they heard anything resembling civilization inbr /the months since the fall of Lordearon. The patrol was let inside as the people inside cheered for thembr /like conquering heroes who had returned home. Flowers were thrown in front of them, some of thebr /women went over and kissed them on the cheek while the men offered drinks, food and pipes. Thebr /smell of bread being baked wafted in the air as the chapel bell rang in celebration. This was the heart ofbr /the /br /br /Even the warrior was not left unmoved as a small tear rolled down his /"What's the matter with you, Matthias?" the dwarf finished the whiskey flask one of the huntersbr /'borrowed' to him." Why are you crying?"br /Matthias smiled." It's been so long since I've been somewhere that reminded me of home..."br /The dwarf gave pause and concurred with his friend." Aye, yer have a point manling..."br /It was a happy sight to be among normal people again, to feel an semblance of normal life away frombr /war and death. The one thing that seemed out of place was the looming castle in the distance whichbr /overlooked the village. A cold shiver ran across Matthias' spine as he saw it. It was like that moment in abr /dream where the good times were about to end and were to be replaced by a /A ugly thought came to his mind but he quickly buried it. This was a happy moment, a reprieve from thebr /horror and the past. The path to paranoia had already cost him to /br /br /A delegation came to greet them. A man in fine expensive robes with black hair and moustache alongbr /with his followers garbed like him walked to the captain. His smile was wide and very welcoming. Hebr /extended his arms like a father welcoming his sons /"My friends, welcome to Pyrewood." he bowed." My name is Morrison, i'm the Mayor around here."br /"It's an honour, Lord Mayor." the captain took off his helmet." I am Captain Davonforth. Me and my menbr /owe you our lives. For that, we thank you."br /The mayor waved his hand in a dismissive way." Do not mention it. When Greymane closed us off frombr /Gilneas when he build that wall, Pyrewood has been in the same boat as the Alliance. An enemy of thebr /Scourge is an friend of ours."br /He waved to the townhouse." Come Captain, please enter. There is much we must discuss. Your menbr /may walk around Pyrewood without any issue. Our people will open their doors and homes to you asbr /heroes of the Alliance."br /br /br /The men cheered at this as the captain once more thanked the /Matthias and Hadgar joined a few of the men at the inn where tankards of ale were passed aroundbr /eagerly and /Matthias to enjoyed a drink with the men and raised a toast to the /"To the honoured dead!" one of the soldiers shouted. A cry followed by the others and the /Hadgar finished half his ale when he spoke once more to his friend." Somethin's bothering me..."br /"Me to..." Matthias replied. Although he had tried to burry his suspicions, some things just seemedbr /wrong." I do not see any children here, and the people seem...to happy. Like...overly. As if a spell wasbr /cast on them. And that castle...not once have I heard anyone speak of it's Lord. Nor do I see any of hisbr /men among the guards here." the warrior rubbed his chin." Something's wrong."br /br /br /The dwarf blinked." I was goin' ta say the ale here is very shite. I mean...I know yer manlings try but itbr /ain't try ale like back home in Khaz Modan." The warrior turned to his friend and could not help butbr /chuckle. He left the rest unspoken as a bard began to play on his lute. The musician of the group took upbr /his war drum and likewise joined the merry /A waitress came around serving drinks. Her long red hair was tied up in a bun, and the apron she worebr /did not do much to hide her ample bosom. The dwarf nearly fell into them as she refilled his ale withoutbr /even asking. She had long legs and striking green eyes. Matthias guessed she was probably quite /"Are you enjoying our ale?" the waitress asked the dwarf, giving him a warm and seductive /"Oh aye, lass. It tastes even better when yer here ta serve it." he gave her a grin which made her /"I haven't met many dwarves." she said and placed her tankard on the table." The ones I met werebr /smaller and not as muscular as you are"br /The dwarf pumped up his chest." My name is Hadgar Axehammer, lass...and I am quite tall fer a dwarf."br /He began flexing his arms." And muscular to. I fought the undead scourge, Orc worshipping demons andbr /three tribes of Murlocs all by myself! And that was all before breakfast."br /The waitress laughed." My oh my, a war hero indeed. Pleasure to meet you Hadgar Axehammer, mybr /name is Bella."br /br /br /Matthias rolled his eyes and looked out of the window. His breath was stuck in his throat as he saw abr /blue smoke go passed. Once more his spine shivered. The same sensation he had when he saw a /He did not speak of this to others. The last thing he needed was to alienate himself further from thebr /others. None knew except the dwarf who did not care. That was a good thing about Hadgar, he wasbr /perhaps a drunken violent womanizer but he did not let taboos cloud his /"I'll be back, Hadgar..." the warrior said but his words were unheeded as the dwarf was to busy flirtingbr /with the waitress. He left the inn as the others continued their merry /br /br /He followed the cold feeling as the sun slowly began to set. As he moved passed the villagers, his oldbr /instincts began to kick /The villagers did not smile as much now, some looking at him with predatory like /He glanced at the castle in the distance. With the sun having begun to set it looked even more /His trail led first back to the two hunters who helped drag Hadgar away earlier. Only this time their goodbr /naturedness was gone and only replied with one word answers or deathly /br /br /"I noticed there are no guards here or a Lord came to greet us. Has the castle not aided you during thisbr /dark times?" Matthias /"Nobody lives in the castle." One of the hunters replied. And that was the end of the /Making his exit with an polite goodbye he followed the trail /He stopped near a stall where a vendor was hastily putting things away. Matthias already saw the coldbr /sweat falling from the woman's forehead even before he spoke to /br /br /"Excuse me, do you have a moment?"br /The woman gave a nervous smile." Of course! Why- our Lord mayor told us to treat you like honouredbr /guests."br /"Thank you. Is he the one in charge? Last I heard wasn't Baron Silverlaine Lord of the lands north of thebr /Greymane wall?"br /"I don't know, sir." she replied." I'm just a simple peasant. The fates of Lords and knights and bravebr /warriors such as yourselves are a mystery to me."br /Matthias gave a humourless smile." Of course...does your Lord Mayor live in the castle?"br /She stopped." Yes, he does!" She quickly closed up her stall." Excuse me, I have to go. Good day!"br /br /br /With that she left, leaving nearly half her merchandise behind. The box was barely closed and it did notbr /take much for the lid to be pushed /Raw meat. He took a quick look inside the box and inspected the meat. In a previous life he and his wifebr /ran a farm and as such sometimes had to butcher animals himself either to sell the meat or to feed theirbr /family. He knew how the cuts should look like and quickly concluded that whatever this meat was, it didbr /not come from /Even more so than before he felt hungry eyes on /Another shudder on his spine as he saw a blue shape run passed. He had a clearer look now. It was not abr /shape but a person. A young woman wearing the attire of a /He pursued the /br /br /Back in the inn, suggestive moans, grunts and thuds came from Hadgar's room. Articles of clothing suchbr /as Bella's apron and dress and pieces of Hadgar's armour were strewn across the room. The axebr /however was neatly placed against the wall, ready to be picked up for an /With a happy sigh, Bella slumped down on top of Hadgar, exhausted by their love making. Hadgar trailedbr /her lips and neck in kisses . She moaned at the feeling and he rolled her onto her back as she caught herbr /breath. "By the tits of my ancestors...I needed that." Hadgar said in between /"So did I..." Bella /He gave a happy sigh himself as he crossed his arms behind his head." Told yer, we're big where itbr /counts."br /"So you are..." she said with a /br /br /She laid her sweaty red haired head on his chest, twirling her finger around his neatly kept beard for abr /few moments. She began kissing him again before she fully lunged at him, kissing him /He returned it, holding her in his arms." Again? We've done it four times already!"br /"What? Is your fabled dwarven stamina not that much after all then?" She gave a wicked /In reply he pushed her on her back and once more the love making began. The ecstasy was so great thatbr /as she began to bite his shoulder and claw at his back, he barely felt /br /br /The trail led to a small shack towards the back end of the village. The windows were boarded and a big,br /heavy lock was on the gate. It was rusty and well used. Matthias glanced left and right before he drewbr /his sword. In one swift motion he severed the lock. The broken metal fell to the floor with a thud as hebr /opened the /He was greeted by corpses hanging on meat hooks, bodies chopped into meat slices and a small pile ofbr /bones and skulls. Jewellery still attached to the white boned fingers. One ring in particular drew his attention, looked /What was more disturbing was that here and there he found articles of clothing. Suchbr /as an bloodied Alliance /The stench of dried blood and viscera assaulted his nostrils, taking him every ounce of willpower not tobr /br /br /Once more he saw the blue spirit, this time hovering over one of the bone piles. He had a clearer view ofbr /her now. She was indeed a noblewoman with a sad visage, her dress torn in many places and a fear inbr /her blue eyes. He saw some pieces of jewellery on her finger, the kind of jewel only found on thebr /persons of high ranking noblewomen. Such as the wives of /"You summoned me, Lady baroness." Matthias walked over to the bone pile. He picked up a femur,br /seeing teeth mark along it as if it was gnawed at by a wild /"You were slain here?"br /She shook her head, nearly weeping. She pointed her ghostly finger outside. In the fading sunlight hebr /could see her pointing towards the /"What happened?" he asked. " Why did the people turn on you?"br /She spoke slowly. Although no words came from her mouth, he could read her ethereal /"Wolves." she /br /br /"OI!" A loud voice sounded. Like snow before the sun the ghost disappeared as a large burly manbr /entered the shack with three others." What are you doing here?!" They were armed with meat cleaversbr /and wore bloody /Matthias drew his sword from his back." You are monsters."br /"They were meat...and so are you!" the largest of them lunged forward as his two toadies followed inbr /stride, their eyes filled with murderous /Matthias made quick work of him, one swift slice severed the man's arm. It fell to the ground, his handbr /still clutched on the cleaver as he fell to the ground crying in agony. The second man tried to strike butbr /Matthias dodged and severed his head with a powerful blow. The third however got lucky and tackledbr /the warrior. His meaty, bloody hand pulled at Matthias's vest. The butcher pulled hard, revealing a markbr /on the warrior's neck. A red /br /br /This time the butcher paused as he recognised the mark." And you call us monsters!"br /Matthias headbutted him before dispatching the last /The last who remained was rolling on the floor, holding his stump of an arm in a futile attempt to stopbr /the /Matthias ignored him as he began rooting through the blood soaked barn. He found some clothes, haybr /and unused lamp /br /br /He stacked them up and lit it with a fire stone and the spark that came from his /"Wait! WAIT!" the wounded butcher attempted to get up." You don't understand! We had no choi-"br /He was interrupted by a mailed fist to the face and once more the big man dropped. The ghostbr /re-appeared, smiling as the fire began to consume the /br /br /Matthias gave a small bow, " Lady baroness." before he walked out of the barn. He locked up the doorbr /as smoke began to escape from the cracks. He did not turn back once as he heard the man screaming asbr /he was roasted /br /br /Hadgar jumped out of the bed, covered in scratches and bruises. He did not seem to mind as he quicklybr /pulled on some trousers with a whistle and went to the drink cupboard. He took a peek outside. In thebr /dying sunlight he swore he could see a plum of smoke." Huh...wonder what they're cooking."br /"Come back to bed, Hadgar..." Bella growled, her naked features covered by the sheet." I want you..."br /"In a bit, woman! I need ta refuel." the dwarf winked to her before he poured himself a glass ofbr /bourbon." Do you fancy anything yerself, lass?"br /"Yes..." her voice became deeper. As the last of the sunshine faded from the window, Hadgar heard abr /ripping /br /br /He turned. The woman on his bed was no more. Instead a large lupine creature was in her place. Longbr /sharp claws came from her hands as they tore at the sheets. Dark fur as black as the night covered allbr /over it's body. Teeth came from it's elongated maw as murderous eyes trained on him. Saliva fell frombr /it's maw as it hungrily eyed him. It rose to it's full size, it nearly towering the dwarf thrice /The dwarf blinked in confusion before looking at the bourbon. He gently placed it /"See lass, i'm not sure i'm into this kind of thin-"br /br /br /The creature lunged at him with incredible speed. Were it not for the dwarf's reflexes she would'vebr /gutted him there and then. He dodged the strike as his instincts kicked in. He picked up a chair andbr /smashed it over the wolf's head. The creature brushed it off and tried to claw at the /"Oi, bloody knock it off!" Hadgar exclaimed and picked up his axe. In a flash he slammed the flat end ofbr /it hard on the wolf's head, knocking it down. He kept smashing until the creature stopped moving. Hebr /stopped midswing and checked for a pule on it's furry throat. He gave a breath of relief as he sat downbr /on the bed. His heart raced a mile a minute as the dwarf tried to wrap his head around it /He was still panting for air when Matthias barged through the /br /br /"Hadgar, we have to go!" the warrior /The dwarf angrily pointed to the unconscious wolf creature." YOU BLOODY THINK SO, MANLING?!"br /A loud scream got both running for the window. One of the soldiers they travelled with was beset uponbr /by three of the creatures. One had him pinned as it bite hard at his chest. The man screamed in horrorbr /and pain as they began tearing at his innards. Blood flew against the wall as one of the wolf creaturesbr /ripped the man's arm off with a loud crunch. He was still alive when they began to eat /br /br /"Holy Light..." Matthias /"Magni's beard..." Hadgar concurred and quickly got /Matthias quickly closed the window." We can't fight our way out, I see like twenty of them out /The whole village must've turned!"br /"Can't fight our way out?!" Hadgar picked up his axe." Bloody watch me!"br /The warrior groaned." Hadgar, you-"br /"THAT BLOODY CURSE RUINED MY EVENING!" He took a swig of the bourbon of the table." SOMEONE ISbr /GOING TO BLOODY PAY!"br /br /br /A pair of worgen feasted on the fresh warm corpse of one of the Alliance soldiers. Blood ran down theirbr /muzzles as they guzzled on the warm flesh. Most of the pack had gone to the burning building where thebr /smell of cooked meat lured them. Here and there the scream of a human sounded in the night followedbr /by the howling triumph of the pack. But not him or his mate though along with a few others who werebr /hunting the metal clad humans within their den, they preferred their meat raw. It was an old instinct,br /one they could not fight. To slay and eat their prey. Often during the day they dream of their prey. Howbr /they life and frolic. How they foolishly cling to safety in numbers and fortifications. Little did they knowbr /how strong and powerful the Worgen /br /br /This was their time, they were the predators. They had feasted on many kills such as these althoughbr /lately they had only the undead creatures to feed off. It sustained them but they were not as warm or asbr /tasty as the human prey. Perhaps after they finished this meal they could go to the big wall down /Perhaps snatch an infant from it's bed. The younger ones always tasted so much better...br /The wolves ears went up as the scent of alcohol wafted passed them in the wind. Their senses were stillbr /acute and turned away from their fresh kill. They growled at the two intruders and erected to their fullbr /size. One was a small man with an axe while the other was another human, a bit older than the one theybr /just /br /br /The small man with the red beard growled right back as it ran towards them, roaring a insane cry. It'sbr /axe cut through it's mate like it was nothing. Two halves of the former creature dropped to each side asbr /the other got stabbed in the chest by the human's sword. Disbelief fell over the last worgen's visage as itbr /fell down and began to bleed to death. The last thing it heard before it closed it's eyes forever was thebr /inane bickering between the /br /br /"I'm telling yer, this way is shorter!" Hadgar shouted as he cut one of the wolf creatures in twain. Thebr /axe became stuck however and he was forced to punch the creature with his fist to get it off." KNOWbr /YER PLACE, YER FURRY GOBSHITE!"br /"Can you stop shouting?!" Matthias hissed." You'll have the whole village after us!"br /"Says the man who bloody set a whole barn on fire! Now there's barely any left!"br /"You still got some, don't you? On your left." He parried a claw /"I see it, ta." Hadgar backslapped the worgen before burying his axe in it's chest. The runes flared as itbr /set the beast on fire." And that's not the point! These things ruined a night with a lovely lass!"br /"Right, what was her name?" the warrior jammed his blade between one of the creature's eyes as itbr /attempted to bite /The dwarf tackled into another one before severing it's head with his axe." Bessy! Wait...Gemma?br /Doesn't matter!"br /"Holy Light, protect me..." the warrior /br /br /It seemed to have answered his prayers as the route the dwarf instructed was indeed the correct /However the gate was closed. Thick tree trunks that served as the gate obstructed their exit. No guardsbr /were among the perimeter, no doubt having turned into the wolf creatures as /"Bloody great!" Hadgar /Matthias saw the mechanism on the palisade and rushed ahead." Hold them off, Hadgar!"br /"Aye, manling!" Hadgar replied as turned to face the village side. Already the sky was lit with fire frombr /the barn and wolf howls filled the night sky. The castle itself seemed to have grown in the darkness, as ifbr /it absorbed the night to grow /br /br /Matthias pulled at the lever. It seemed stuck. He exerted more force as the mechanism began to /Slowly but sure the iron chains creaked to life as the gate slowly /The noise drew the attention of some nearby wolf creatures. They rushed for the gate but were cutbr /down by the enraged /"YES! MORE!" he shouted." COME 'ERE YER MUTTS! I'M GONNA SKIN THE WHOLE BLOODY PACK OFbr /YER!"br /"Hadgar!" Matthias shouted." Gate's open! Quick, I don't know how long I can keep it open!"br /Hadgar groaned annoyed but ran through the gate. Matthias followed as he let go off the /The gate slowly closed once more as both warriors fled into the darkness, followed by the angry bloodbr /curdling howls of hungry /br /br /When dawn had come, the two were covered in blood. The two walked along the road tiredly as theirbr /armour was battered, their blades /Both had not spoken since the escape of Pyrewood the night before. They passed a large stone gatebr /which marked them they had entered the rolling plains of Hillsbrad greeted them. Bright green grassbr /and the distant white buildings of Hillsbrad village were seen in the rising /"Hadgar..." Matthias /"Aye, manling?" Hadgar replied /"Fuck Silverpine Forest."br /"Oh aye..." Hadgar concurred." Fuck Silverpine."br /The two moved their weary feet once more, their spirits raised a little by the rising /"Shame those wolf creatures are evil. They could've been useful against the undead."br /"Manling, the day the Alliance has those wolf bastards in the ranks, I'll hang up my axe and start me ownbr /brewey. Yer can come to if yer like."br /Matthias laughed." I might accept your offer, my friend." He patted the dwarf on the shoulder who inbr /turn returned the /Hadgar pondered. "Did we actually get paid for this whole shite?" u/uspan style="text-decoration: line-through;"/span/p