Jenn and Mable made the preparations necessary taking the elite of Tavion's men while Steffon sent his youngest cousin a long letter. Jenn slept soundly that night while Mable poured over maps of the area wanting to learn something of where they were headed. While Mable was happy to be a knight for now it wouldn't hold her back from her true goal. Mable could almost feel the silk sheets of a noble's bed.

Steffon rode out to rally his soliders that night riding hard to the rivers to rally men. Steffon took half of his troops while still leaving Tavion enough to defend his territory. Tavion arrived around midnight sweating and tired having been requested to return immdeiatly. Tavion was astonished to be given temporary rule of the twins as Steffon beamed at him. The young Tavion had just that morning been scouting in the deep woods. Steffon smiled warmly at his cousin [color=f26522]"just try to keep things orderly and if I perish be sure to check over my papers. It would do you well to see what my plans were." [/color] Steffon hugged his young cousin before riding out to Pinkmaiden still dressed in his armor from the battle sending a small elite group to join Mable. The people of Pinkmaiden woke to see a Frey host, but the lord had already sent word of what was happening. A brief exchange later STeffon's forces were ready to wait to join the army headed for the red mountains.