The man that posed as the cardinalâ€™s assistant nods when Drago says that after the mission is over they would be left alone. â€œAnything, anything at all.  Itâ€™s a deal, weâ€™ll even pay you, all we want is for you to get rid of that wretched witch.â€ He says. Then he claps his hands and orders two men to get some maps. They spread the maps out on a large wooden table. â€œI have marked the fastest way to get to the Abbey, it should only take three to four days this way, versus the week and half trip the long way.â€ He says. â€œIt leads through the Forest of Darkness, probably the hardest part of your trip. All sorts of evil creatures dwell in there.â€ He says. â€œSince none of us have ever left this city, you will need a guide to go through this forest, if you donâ€™t, you will get lost and wonder aimlessly for days on end or get eaten by some horrid creature.â€ He says.<br/><br/>â€œBut I have men searching for a man who has been through the forest several times. Once the witch is taken to the Abbey, I have ordered the monks to pay you quiet well and give you a nightâ€™s meal and stay.â€ He says again. â€œAnd another thing, do not fall for her tricks, sheâ€™ll do anything to get loose. Sheâ€™ll even turn you against each other.â€ He says as a warning. â€œBesides the forest, you will go through a small village, stop there for only food and supplies and maybe the night, but continue on. Then you must go through the Valley of Destruction and then follow a path that leads into the Consecrated Mountains.â€ He says. Just as he got done saying that, two armed guards come in with a man.<br/><br/>â€œI see that you have found him.â€ He says. The men nod. â€œHis name is James.â€ One of the guards says. The man they called James looks at him. â€œNoâ€¦noâ€¦I will not do it, Iâ€™ve had enough of that forest.â€ He says. The assistant reaches into a desk drawer and pulls out a small satchel and tosses it at him. James then opens the flap, to reveal hundreds of pieces of gold. â€œFine, but this time only.â€ He says. â€œGood, accompanying you will be several guards and also a priest.â€ The assistant says and then walks out of the room. The next day soon arrives. They were all getting ready. One of the guards, the leader, looks at Drago, â€œDrago is it? You will be guarding the back, for she may try to escape.â€ He says. Then he looks at Pheala, â€œYou will be ridding with the priest on the wagon.â€ He says. â€œJames shall be up front, while the rest of my men will surround us.â€ He says. Then he orders two men to go get Selena.<br/><br/>Selena watches as two men come into her cell and get her. She doesnâ€™t even fight, she only smiles evilly as they put her in the wagon cell and cover it up. They begin to travel down a path; this path would lead into The Forest of Darkness. The wagon wasnâ€™t all the way covered in the back, so she could see out. She was staring at Drago, studying him. Then there was a smile upon her lips as if she knew a secret or something about him. â€œI know what you areâ€¦Dragonâ€¦â€ she says in a soft tone. â€œItâ€™s been a long time since Iâ€™ve seen oneâ€¦but why would a dragon be hiding among humansâ€¦do you realize what they would do to you if they found out? Youâ€™d be in here along with me.â€ She says. She wasnâ€™t trying to turn him against the others; she was just stating the truth. â€œAnd why are you helping them, all they are doing is using you.â€ She says. â€œMankind shall have its judgment passed upon it, all mortals deserve to die, especially men.â€ She says with a hiss.<br/><br/>He could tell that she really hated humans, but men in general.  â€œWhy should you help them? Iâ€™m doing the world a favor, I am not the evil one, mortals are. I have observed them and how they treat one anotherâ€¦warsâ€¦slaveryâ€¦murders...mortals being cast out.â€ She says. She was stating another fact as well. â€œDragon, I am not as young as I seem.â€ She says and then she is quiet when one of the guards rides by. She peeks out of another part of the cover, seeing that they were headed toward the Forest of Darkness and smirks. She then goes back to Drago. â€œJust wait until we reach the forest, my powers will be at their fullest.â€