[color=f7941d]To say Isabella was surprised by Rory's knowledge would be an understatement. When Bela had first come to the library, the librarian (a doddering old fool if there ever was one) suggested Barthas for some 'light reading.' From the first volume, Isabella had been transfixed. Though the prophet did chronicle his 'visions', he also chronicled his bowel movements and the daily going's on of hummingbirds outside of his sanctuary. There was quite a bit of manure to sift through to find anything worthwhile. But Bela found she came to like the old man, how he went on about the movements of the wind and how they spelled bad omens. Most of his prophesies didn't pan out, but he foretold the rise of the Horde, as Bela knew them. 

When Rory mentioned the prophecy about the endless cold, Bela nodded emphatically. She turned back to the text in her hands and flipped through the pages. It took her a moment before it seemed she found what she was looking for. The young woman cleared her throat and began.[/color]

[b][i][color=00aeef]"When the bonechill comes, it will mean winter for all.
When the mountains shake and the city walls crumble
The dark king will ascend to his throne

No one breathing
No one dead
Will be safe from the sway of the frost's chill
Generations will perish
Until the crown of ice shatters."[/color]
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[color=f7941d]Bela couldn't help but laugh at the end, suppressing a shudder that seemed to run through her. [color=662d91]"He was so dramatic. I don't understand why more people don't quote him in daily life."[/color] She was trying to lighten the tension, now wondering why she thought reading that passage aloud was a good idea. 

She pulled her cloak tighter around her, the shudder making her want warmth. The cool night breeze was usually mild, but tonight it seemed to carry a chill. Bela made sure her cloak covered her tattered dress, the thing covered in patches upon patches from constant mending. It was then that she spotted Rory's rather fancy clothing.[/color]

[color=662d91]"Ahem, so, Rory, what do you do?"[/color]