Black Shadow looked over the mountain range, admiring its beauty, when in the distance he saw a large black, flying figure round the peak of a far mountain. As it came closer, he could make out the shape of a horse but it was flying with large feathery wings. It was Echo, the Pegasus which had brought them to Al Kitar in the first place.

“Black Shadow,” A deep voice boomed in his head, “We don’t have much time. I have come to take you on your first leg of the journey.” Black Shadow nodded. Echo swooped in gracefully and landed on the summit, which was gleaming in the crisp, cool moonlight. He helped King Hronzak mount Echo before making sure that Espoir was secure, and wrapping her tighter in his blanket. Then he mounted the Pegasus. The black beast then spread its wings and began to descend from the summit, circling the mountain as he gradually began to fly closer and closer to the ground. Black Shadow looked down at the ground when they were on the South side of the mountain, and saw a beautiful waterfall of steaming liquid trickling from the side of the mountain into a large lake. In the lake was a massive iceberg, which gave the whole side of the mountain a beautiful, and peaceful look.

They began to descend out of the snowstorm on the summit, and the temperature began to rise, as a comfortable breeze blew through. As Echo began to circle the North Side of the mountain, Black Shadow braced himself for the bloodied battlefield which they had witnessed on their way to the mountain. The scene was not much better than Black Shadow had remembered. There were scores upon scores of battle consumed dwarves, and the occasional elf or two. The elves had suffered virtually no casualties whereas the dwarves had suffered thousands upon thousands- in which the land was ridden. Black Shadow shook his head. The sooner they got to the elves and negotiated the treaty, the better.

But now there was another problem. The dwarves were going to need reinforcements to take control of their own army once more. Now this was a matter of negotiating peace terms, and aid with rebuilding, and reinforcements.

Echo began his final circle around the mountainside, where a gruesome sight awaited. The small trickle of a waterfall was now a roaring fall of crimson red, steaming water gushing out. Gavner had done his work.

Godspeed, Gavner. Black Shadow thought.