Kreiss looked at the blizzard that had engulfed Urbi Lupi. A blinding wall of whiteness, it would normally be suicide if you were to travel inside one. And yet, he was here to do just that.

[b]"Map."[/b] He said to one of his soldiers. The soldier hastily brought him a map of their destination and its surrounding area. White Cross soldiers had been sent to the town after word of large riots had reached the ears of Capitol City. Communications from the city were cut off soon after however, as it emerged that a large scale blizzard had enveloped the town. Now Kreiss and a small group of soldiers were to act as a scouting unit to find out news about the situation in the city and relay it back to the capitol.

Most of the soldiers would be camping out near the blizzard while Kreiss would take a party through the blizzard and into the town. He had created a formation modified from the Sandstorm Scouting formation to accomplish the normally impossible task of travelling through a blizzard.

He would lead the party holding one of his stalwart shields in front of him to block the worst of the blizzard. Two soldiers on either side of him would carry his normal shields to protect them from the sides. A mage casting a warmth spell in the middle of the formation would ensure that the team could keep moving without having to stop, a juggernaut behind the mage would carry most of the supplies and a scout trailing behind the juggernaut would ensure that the team was heading in the right direction.

He'd chosen a route that only required them to move in a straight line so that the scout would only have to keep them on a straight track and it would be much easier to traverse the blizzard. When they reached Urbi Lupi, they were to compile a report on the situation and return to the rest of the soldiers and relay the report to Capitol City. But Kreiss knew the situation in Urbi Lupi was likely to be dangerous and might require extra reinforcements for the soldiers in the town.

Secretly, he had made plans to stay behind in Urbi Lupi if the soldiers stationed there needed assistance. He had added the Juggernaut to the formation in case Kreiss couldn't return with the other soldiers, the Juggernaut would be the one to carry the large shield on the way back if Kreiss couldn't. In a pinch, the team could also function as an efficient combat unit as they had the right soldiers to cover most situations.

Either way, it was time to leave, and Urbi Lupi wasn't going to wait for them any longer. [b]"Soldiers, blizzard formation."[/b] He commanded. He teleported his large shield and two small shields in front of him. Two Knights took the shields, and he picked up the large shield himself. The mage, Juggernaut and scout fell into line behind him as the two soldiers got into position. [b]"March."[/b] The soldiers marched in time with him, as he headed into the field of white.

The group set off for Urbi Lupi.