The group passed up and out through the Tower's large doors, onto the Path of Despair.  He questioned the scout further as they walked and soon Forgath stood at the main gate.  He met the gaze of the gatekeeper waiting above, giving her a nod.  "Open it."  The guard saluted, and with a few shouted orders the twin iron doors swung inward and Forgath started through them.  The first thing the ponies on the other side saw was the biped dressed in full plate armor, his purple cape billowing behind him, and the red glow of his eyes.  In turn, the first thing Forgath saw was the slit pupils and rustling bat-like wings of the pegasi, the nearest of which stepped back in alarm.