Vitruvion nodded a little, elegantly. "Most likely. They spoke of foresters inhabiting that place ... No suggestion of how many?"
"No sir."
They still trotted, and he made no sign of slowing. Instead, he began to angle his horse towards the side of the wood, rather than the centre. There was looks but no comments as all followed his direction wordlessly.
To the edge they got and Vitruvion gestured to his employees before sliding off his own steed. The rest of the men followed, Stare only getting off when she was thrown a meaningful look. Holding their mount's reigns each being glanced to the other before the secret god breathed in and began to murmur quietly.
"Raevin, take point with Bolster and Hangfort. Narlan, keep behind them."
The men nodded and easily slid into position, drawing weapons. Stare watched their movements occurring with practised ease, fascinated in the way that they did. Calmly Vitruvion slid into a point between them all, hands grasping onto his cane.
"Stare?"
She looked over to him and saw him gesture just before him.
"We need your eyes."
Her main use. What she was called after. Quickly she nodded and slipped on her gauntlet as she walked over, testing the metal plate links sliding back and forth into one another. Easily, with her small form, she took up position between Raevin and Vitruvion, her range obscured by the height of the elf, but there would be enough room to see something.
She breathed in and straightened, shifting into heat vision. The five large bodies around her were red beacons on a field of black, hot and living and -
"Stare go ahead, actually. Those are going to get in your way. Raevin, protect her with ... Well you know."
Stare glanced back at the intense pink body of warmth behind her, but not before a hand fell onto her shoulder. Suddenly the heat that was Raevin appeared and pushed her forwards before him. She stumbled slightly, but was righted and steadied by the hand. It took her a moment to get her balance, but when she did she swung her head back forwards and was met with the forest of dull colours and tiny buzzing life.
