*Making my way through the snow and fog, I see the outline become clearer. It is a cart, its contents spilled and owner nowhere to be seen*

[i]Curious...[/i]

*I move closer, only to hear a small whimper come from somewhere behind it. Reaching out I sense life, but small. Young. Barely lived*

[i]A child...[/i]

*Gliding forwards, I make my way around the cart to find a small boy huddled up beside it, shivering from fear and frost. I sigh, a rasp in his ears but a bellow sound in mine, as I know he will die from exposure regardless. Arcing my blade in one fluid motion, I take him from this world and return to my army. Raising my fist, I command them to resume their march and they obey, making their way over the first part of the pass leading down into the verdant lands below and the kingdoms they hold*