[center][b][color=ed1c24]Marius[/color][/b][/center]Marius had just finished his morning meal when one of the squires brought him news of Andres’ instructions.  Luckily for him, he already had a head start on breakfast, so Marius only needed to grab some bread to nibble on while they made their journey to Regna Ferox.  Once he was at least ready, Marius walked out and checked on Bucephalus, looking to see if he was ready for their long journey.  After giving his horse companion some last-minute hay, he mounted the horse and steered Bucephalus toward the eight carts that would carry both the Shepherds’ supplies and any of their members who were not horsemen.

When Marius arrived at the carts, he heard the voice of a woman.  By the way it sounded, Marius knew it belonged to the creepy dark mage that was among their ranks, the one who had that obsession with the Shepherd’s leader, Jacob.

[b][color=a187be]“Eheh, while I understand that you two have had little contact with each other, do you have to be so [b][i]C.L.O.S.E.[/i][/b] to him? Frankly, it [b][i]bothers[/i][/b] me. A lot. Quite a lot actually. I hope you don’t mind if I politely ask you to [b][i]S.T.O.P.[/i][/b]”[/color][/b]

“If I have to put up with these kids for this entire journey,” Marius pondered as a rode past the cart that carried Marianne, Jacob, and whom he assumed was the princess, Caroline.  However, he stopped in mid-thought, not actually knowing what he would do.  While he would understand that girl’s outburst if something incestuous was happening, Marius guessed that that was not the case.  “I just hope we run into someone who actually knows some light magic.”