Asphixious stirred slightly, there was a great silence over the Continent. Could it be that the war had ended? No, not likely at all. He rose from his chair, and strolled to the window. His steel boots echoed throughout the empty hall. The land which surrounded the inner colonies were mostly bare of nature, black pebbles strewn everywhere.<br/><br/>He turned away, the marble floor reflecting the grey skies above. He glanced to his side as he entered the garden. It was empty this early in the morning. The garden consisted in swirling patterns created on the pebble-covered ground and a small stream.<br/><br/>He exhaled, releasing chalky vapor into the chill air. What was it? Something big was happening. And he was going to find out. Returned to his chair and sat on it for a length of time, like a frozen statue, cold and heartless. When the first servant arrived into his presence, he said, "Sound the bell, we will be launching a scout party into the wilderness."<br/><br/>"At once my lord."