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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hewligan" data-source="post: 4507918" data-attributes="member: 19688">The Walkers in the NightJovik turned again, this time onto his left side, his head rested on his hand. By the Gods, the floor was cold and hard, and he had more cricks in his body than he could count. Three hours, he guessed. Three hours in the cold, and nothing. It must be ... 2am? He tried to work it out from the stars, but the break in the clouds was too sporadic and spartan to offer a proper reading. Hell, it was late, but still an hour or two before his turn to sleep.And nothing. Nothing at all. Well, except for the infrequent noise of animals. The sheep, an owl, two bats that came to pay him a visit, even a mouse that ran across the floor below. No, too big to be a mouse. A rat, perhaps?His eyes scanned the land again. He couldn't see far, but then he didn't need to see far, for the high hedges that grew in this area covered much of the approach as it was. Nothing.Nothing. Still nothing.Nothing.And then the noise of a horse. Neighing. A nervous noise. Jovik's ears pricked up at once. That animal had sensed something. He heard it stamp its hooves in the stable. Heard a second horse join the first. They were feeding off something.His eyes darted back and forth. Movement. MOVEMENT.His right leg tapped Kael, but he dared not move himself. He saw them. Figures. Two. No, Three. No, Four ...Hell, there were more.Kael stirred from his sleep. Jovik turned to him, gestured silence, and held up 4 fingers, jabbing a thumb towards the approaching road.Kael joined him, moving slowly. Their hands were already working towards their weapons.Hells!There were more, coming from behind.Then all hell broke loose.</blockquote>

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