<strong>Mathius<br/>The Abandoned Cart<br/>Somwhere along the Imperial Highway</strong><br/><br/>Face down against the cold stone pavement of the highway, Mathius stayed. Blood boiling, and anger  rising at this cowardly attempt upon their lives. For only  a moment, the Antivan’s body was on top of Elub’yan’s after being forced to push her out of the way and sending them both tumbling down. But quickly, Mathius rolled over off of her and slowly worked his way to the edge of the road the arrow came from. He peaked over the short barrier, but some nothing of note in the small valley beneath the road. The Imperial Highway seemed to always be a little higher elevated than the area immediately surrounding it, so the two assailed Wardens did have the advantage of high ground.<br/><br/>Then Eluv’yan began to speak loudly.<strong>“What are you doing?! Keep down!” </strong>Mathius try to tell her. Why would she goad them on like so, what if there were more assailants than the two Wardens could hope to handle on their own? Why would she so willingly give their positions away to an unknown enemy approaching?  But then another rang out through the  howling winter wind. By his voice, the Antivan was able to roughly pinpoint his location at a pile of shrubs not very far away.<br/><br/><strong>“He’s fucking lying. How could that imbecile mistake us for Darkspawn, I mean we do look like shit, but not that bad.” </strong>Mathius told Eluv’yan after listening to all the moaning and ramblings the “farmer” had to say. He pondered for a moment and looked at her.<strong>“Keep him talking.” </strong>Mathius told his sister as he began to creep down the direction of the road they just came from on all fours. When safely away, and Eluv’yan providing distraction, he climbed down from the road and onto the snowy white ground. He moved for the shrub, with a dagger in hand, slowly and quietly trying not to give himself away with the loud crunching of his boots upon the thin layer of snow. He was only a few steps away now but could not yet see who was hiding behind it.