Eroan road swiftly threw the forest. His white horse breathing heavily from the hasty journey he had been assigned. In the early hours of the morning a messenger had been sent to the palace. It would seem the princess had never made it to the counsel meeting yesterday. Soon after a search part had been sent to find her.

What they had found frightened them all. Humans lay dead in a forest clearing about half way between what was to be her destination. Among them were the elves that had been assigned to protect her.

As soon as the news hit the kingdom that her body had not been found the king had sent him as well as several others to travel to the neighboring villages asking for their help and cooperation. What the king wanted was to send a dozen or so men in each direction a human camp was known to be, hoping to find his daughter still alive.

Nearing his destination he slowed his gallop into a fast trot as he made his way into the small village