The next day Rena did feel better, lot better then she had felt for the last handful of weeks, it was a liberating to put it in a single word. The night before she did have a strange dream, one she doesn't typically dream so dreaming is rare in of itself, and two it was fairly creepy, not a nightmare, just unsettling. Of course she mentioned nothing of that dream to Noboyuki, a dream is a dream and nothing more. Although one nagging thought remained, how will she confront him about... the potential lying, she still held onto the hope that he was not a lair that it was only born from paranoia on her part. 

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Back to the field, although this time it was different, visually everything was the same, but the atmosphere was different. It was no long cheerful, the peace was no longer there, even if it appeared nothing had changed, and yet there was no dread, there was nothing, no feeling. This time the thunder was louder, much louder that it almost seemed to dominate the landscape, however after some time the thunder changed... in a way. Steadily it became not the distinct sound of the heavens clashing, no... it was footsteps, not a single set but thousands, enough to seem like thunder.

A realization dawned that these were not just footsteps, but the sound on many boots marching in step, coordinated to stay in perfect timing, it was the sound of an army on the move. They were unseen but easily heard, invisible, yet visible, forces of ghosts. The banners from before were closer... their details more obvious, the cloth was tattered and ripped, burned in other areas, this was true for every single one. Clearly the image of what these banners used to represent were still present, still easily identifiable.

[i]The royal seal of the Kingdom of Eskar.[/i]

(Red background with a yellow four pointed star in the middle.)