Deep in the forest, there was a group of horse-drawn carriages and people walking on foot.

The two horse-drawn carriages squeaked along, as it headed in the direction of the large town. It would still be some time before they arrived there.

Walking beside the vehicles, were eight men in dark cloaks. They walked in two lines, four on each side. There was a woman walking amongst them as well, a young woman dressed in the common wear of a townsperson.

Her hands bound by rope, it was clear that the young woman was not in the same rank or organization as the cloaked figures that were leading her.

Somewhere not too far off, a wolf howled in the forest, and a few of the cloaked figures turned to face the sound.

Continuing along, the group made its way through the woods.