Snippet #2704102

Upon arrival the the king, the princess and their escorts found the grasslands to be tranquil and peaceful. The wildlife was abundant and lively, quite a contrast compared to other aspects of the country. Baldaria was quite a very beautiful place for such a war like people, or so others thought. If one did not take into account the people’s reputation Baldaria was a beautiful country to explore and live in.

For some time they waited, first a few minutes, then five and then ten. At times they caught sight of movement but whatever it was vanished before anyone could discern what it was. Dismissed as merely animals the party continued to wait. But right exactly at fifteen minutes a low rumble could be heard in the distance, it was faint but there and it was growing. Soon the rumble was booming thunder of hooves and within a moment five horsemen appeared over the ridge of the a nearby hill. They rood in near perfect unison, their pure white horses a sharp contrast to the armor they were wearing. Within moments they were upon the royal entourage and brought their horses to a halt in front of them. The men were of average height and wore various types of armor, each one unique in it’s own right but still adhering to Balderian craftsmanship.

One rider’s armor had wing like protrusions sticking out from his helmet, arm braces and boots. Another had a blood red tail flowing out from the top of the helmet and flowing down his back. While beautiful each one’s armor was none the less intimidating and this was the reason for it, beautiful and intimidating in one package. Oddly enough, all five riders were rather shorter than what one would expect from Baldarian soldiers. The lead rider of the formation trotted his horse closer, “ Greetings King Philip, we are the Valkyries, we have been sent by the Commander of the Army to escort you.” The rider said in a surprisingly feminine voice.

“Forgive us for making you wait. Once you arrived we had to scout the surrounding area for any possible beings following you.” She said, revealing they had been in the area since the royals had arrived. “If you will please follow us we will escort you the rest of the way to the capitol.” She explained. The other riders meanwhile did nothing, remaining stoic as they waited. However their helmets turned and looked at each other as if they were speaking, but no sound could be heard from them.