Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-25828117-20191209000634/@comment-25828117-20191211171715

The covenant formed one group again as they all took flight on horseback or riding along with someone. Riding as fast as they had probably ever ridden they escaped the city and went into the night. Rain came down almost horizontally as they went down the bluff. Thunder boomed overhead and lightning struck out beyond the horizon with a lingering arc of electricity but no one seemed confused as to what was preferable:

Ride through a thunderstorm at night or face that horrible monstrosity again. The choice was easily made.

Nemicus turned to look back to see if their hellish pursuer was behind them. At first glance he wasn't but who really knew exactly.

Lysilde rode not at the front, others had a head start on her, but she was making sure that nobody slacked behind.

Midnight spurred Ja'kha on with the power of his shadows, where the horse touched down with its hooves the shadows would carry it that much further.

Helian had uncharacteristically taken the lead, his eagle eye carved a path for the others to follow into the dark forest of Istirius. The Gold Road eastward was their best bet it had been decided by Dancer, whom flew like a beacon over the treetops, directing Helian.

They left the road and headed straight into the woods, giant ancient trees with all their leaves gone formed a labyrinth of pillars, with thickets and brush forming little resistance to the horses as they went on.

Eventually, after riding Divines knew how many miles Dancer had found a spot he had deemed safe for the covenant.

In the middle of nowhere, deep within the forests of the countryside of County Kvatch, they came to a collection of old white pillars from an Aylied ruin, hidden by view at first due it them being located at the foot of a steep drop. A platform of what had once been a shrine, with broken archways stood almost entirely reclaimed by green vines. The rain had stopped as well, leaving all of the members of the covenant of them cold and wet in the cold late autumn night.