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Riding hard, the young Knight swore lightly under her breath. She was certain that there would be some sort of bad reputation she'd be building, on her first deployment no less, for her tardiness. Not that it was [i]entirely[/i] her fault, but still, she couldn't imagine others taking kindly. At first, she had only been running behind due to various tasks assigned to her back home, simple tasks that had felt administrative to the young Hundi. Perhaps to finalize her transition into being a full-fledged Knight? It didn't matter why, as in the end it had still caused Runa to depart after her fellows for their deployment. On her way out of the city, however, Runa had run across a young girl who seemed to have lost her mother wandering the markets. The markets that... Runa probably should've avoided before heading to her deployment. But sometimes a girl wants a snack when she's out for a long ride! That whole distraction had cost Runa a few precious hours in her attempts to catch up to the others. 

Then she'd arrived at the fort, only to find out that the Order had already moved on. Thankfully, a couple of men left behind to watch over the fort knew where they were heading and told the young girl where she needed to be. Now driving her horse about as hard as he could go, Runa was determined to catch up. As they tore across the land, her horse breathing heavily from its exertion, Runa gently leaned forward to pat his neck. [color=ED1C24]"We've a duty to uphold, Fenrir, you can do this. You're strong."[/color] She whispered reassuringly to the animal, though uncertain exactly how much he'd understood. For that matter, given his attitude, Runa wasn't entirely certain much he'd care about what he did understand. Still, her kept up his thunderous pace as Runa felt a feeling of anxiety building within herself. Both out of worry for how she'd look being late, and from an unshakable feeling about her destination. After all, she much doubted the detour was going to be much of a pleasant visit. 

Fortunately for Runa, she wasn't left alone with her thoughts for very long. Soon she could see the large silver-white stone sitting at the edge of the Brennan Forest. The Shrine and she could see the knights she was to catch up with approaching it. Runa slowed her blistering pace, figuring she would arrive at the shrine a mere minute after the rest would arrive. After all, she much doubted that a minute would cause any further damage, whereas it would give Fenrir a moment to catch his breath in case they needed to be moving soon after they arrived. Still, she couldn't shake that feeling of worry in her gut. 

Why the hell were they at a shrine?