It happened quickly, the death of a stranger, the tree’s destruction, and the appearance of the foreign man. Taking all of the events in tolled the knightly man, as he tried his best to recollect his surroundings. Here he was attempting to rescue the man trapped in the carriage, and now he’s freed. 

“Buah wuah,” astonished, the trapped man removed himself from the carriage. “What, but how?” The man had no idea what took place. It was far beyond the natural realm for discovery. Something supernatural provided help. However, the trapped man and the knightly man knew not the cause; only that the foreign man stood before the two.

In unison, they inquired, “Was it you?” Looking to the foreign man, they waited an answer for a moment. Then, realization hit in, as the freed man remembered, “Wait, we must flee this place.” As he tried to move, his leg froze, and pain shot out his mouth, “Yeowch. Might I get your assistance?” 

Bending down, the knightly man wrapped the man’s hands around his left shoulder to drag him. He commanded, “Let’s make for that clearing!” 

At the clearing, in destitute of medicine, the knightly man put the man’s right leg back into place. CRUNCH and another yelp of pain likely provided their position to the pursuers. Fortunately, the foreign man too followed, acting as an unknown third party, but yielding protection. The knightly man wondered his fate to be tangled from the supernatural to the runaway.

Without a weapon, or his tent, the knightly man sat on a stump, questioning the foreign man, “You’ve saved our lives, but without a weapon. What are you? A demon?” The bible of the ice kingdom spoke of inferno beings, those who wanted to burn the world named demons. Even though, the foreign man produced no flames, it remained an oddity to the prior encounters.

The two had time to speak with another for the trapped man rested despite the pain.

Feeling ashamed for his sudden questioning to the savior, he reassured the foreign man, “Look, I mean no harm. My name’s Richard, a knight of the Ice Kingdom. I just want to know what’s going on, so tell me what’s your name? And I’m sorry for calling you a demon. I’ve never seen something so unreal.”