<br/><div align="center">Cassandra</div><br/>Cassandra stood in the alley trying to catch her breath and recover from the chase. She was pretty sure that she had lost all her persuers. It meant that she could not stay here though. She would have to find somewhere else to hide. She was pondering over where to go when she saw the women. She moved back against he wall, and laid her palms of one of her hands flat against the surface. With her other hand she touched the smooth black stone that was hidden in her cloak. She did not want to use the stone. She had read what had become of people who used it to much, but what choice would she have. She was ready to run again.<br/><br/>What the woman said confused her.<br/><br/>" My services?" She asked and then realized she must be speaking of her magic. " I'm...I'm sorry, I appreciate what you have done, but I can not use my magic less I bring the attention of the tower upon me."<br/><br/><br/><div align="center">Anethrial /Iarasis in the garden</div><br/>The crowds in the garden surged as more came. The numbers and the fever that was running through the town started to make the crowds restless. Anethrial glanced at the temple wondering what was delaying her father. She took a breath and pulled her wings tight around her like a cloak as if they could shield her from the eyes of others. She slowly made her way to the center of the front of the crowd. Her actions could be written off as her usual shyness, but today anyone who watched closely enough could tell that something else was bothering her.<br/><br/>Her golden eyes sweep across the crowd. She cleared her throat, and then said in a loud sweet voice that flowed like music to the ones who were listening. " Greetings. I am glad that your journey found you safely to the gardens on this historic day. " She paused, glanced back at the Temple and smiled a soft smile as she saw her father slowly making his way to the garden. " and hear to tell you about it is my father, the head priest, Iarasis".<br/><br/>Anethrial made her announcement and quickly retreatted back to the priest and priestess that had been standing behind her. The old priest made his way slowly to the front of the garden. The crowd cheered at his approach. Iarasis looked at the crowd, and then pulled a scroll out of his  white priest robes. His hands shook slightly as he held them.<br/><br/>" Our God's are Angry." He started. " The anger of the Gods is evident in the droughts that prevent the farmers from bringing fourth food. The illness that strike and kill our children. The Gods can be appeased though, they are angry at us for not taking care of the land. Humans were meant to be better then this. We are the ones built in the image of the Gods we should be blessed as their children. Yet we let others, heathens, ruin this land. Some of them try to hide amongst us trying to be us, others hide and think that they are better then us. From this day on, all imposter's shall be hunted out, All hidden shall be found and put into the cleansing light of our Gods glory."<br/><br/>Their was a cheer from the crowds.<br/><br/>" Tomorrow at dawn we shall march out on our first campaign against this taint. We shall cross the river and hit The red cross taking the dwarf's plunder. Once we thought that these men were equals to us, but they had tricked us. Hide their evilness from our eyes, and now we know that they are not any better then any of the other tainted. From there we shall go to the wolfen lands. Those men might try to hide like humans but we all now they are nothing but rabid beast that need to be put out of their misery. Any able man is invited to come with us and get the blessings of the Gods. For you who can not fight, you might ask what you can do. You can go to the Temple and pray for our strong solders,. You can keep your eyes open and if you see any impostors in our lands you can bring them to the light of God. I will not take anymore of your time. There is much to be done.  At Dawn we fight for the Glory of The Gods."<br/><br/>" The glory of the Gods." The crowds cheered and roared.<br/><br/>Iarasis turned  to go back to the temple his daughter followed loyally beside him.