"E-expecting us...?" Syaoran asked as his hold on Sakura loosened a bit.

"Yes, the High Priest Yukito divined it." One of the knights explained, ignoring the looks of surprise on Sakura and Syaoran's faces, "We should probably introduce ourselves." He added.

The two knights lifted the helmets off of their heads, revealing that their young voices matched their looks. Both of them appeared to be twelve years old, and they shared the same feature of average length black hair. Under all the armor they looked a lot alike, except for the fact that the one that had been speaking to them wore thin-rimmed, round glasses and had a key in the shape of a sun dangling from a chain around his neck.

"I am Eriol Hiragizawa, second highest magician in King Toya's court, creator of the princess' body guards, and I am currently serving as a body guard to-"

"Minoru Kokubunji." The second knight finished for Eriol. "I design all the armor the knights in King Toya's army wear." Minoru said, concluding the introductions.

By this point Sakura and Syaoran's heads were spinning.

"Hm. A King Toya and a High Priest Yukito, just like in Clow Country, right Sakura-chan?" Fai asked her, only to receive a nod from the princess.

When Sakura finally found her tongue she said, "I wonder if they look the same." The group pondered this for a few minutes before Eriol interrupted their thoughts.

"Come, the King and High Priest are expecting you, and soon it won't be wise for us to be standing out here in the open." Eriol said the last bit more like an actual fact than an assumption. The magician looked around quickly, his glasses flashed in the light, before he flicked the reins of his horse and trotted to the front of the group, Minoru following close behind.

"Follow us." Eriol said, giving the reins another flick before leading the way across the landscape.

"Be sure to get a good look at the area, for this may be the last time you get to see it without a battle going on." Minoru said. Upon hearing this four of the five looked out at the landscape. A large plain, miles and miles long and wide, stretched out before them. To their left was a thickly settled forest, and to their right, across the plain, was a mountain range. The land bore what appeared to be many battle scars, scorched grass and bloodstained rocks.

Kurogane, however, looked ahead of him at the two knights, "You've told us about yourselves and your royals, but you haven't even told us the name of your country." Kurogane pointed out.

"We didn't?" Eriol asked, not stopping his horse's motion, but he did turn himself to look at the ninja, "My apologies." Eriol said, a light smile resting on his face, "Welcome to the land of Kurdra."