Deep within the Great Ellarian Forest, the semi-nomadic Germanic tribes, led by their mysterious leader in Roman styled armor and an iron mask, listened quietly as the forest became utterly silent. The birds, frogs and grasshoppers had all stopped chirping, and for a moment it sounded like the barbarians could hear thunder in the distance. "A storm approaches," one of the Cherusci warriors said in his native Germanic tongue. The enigmatic figure in the iron mask leaned on his or her spear and gazed up through the tree branches into the sky, catching a glimpse of the sun. It certainly didn't look like it was going to rain any time soon. As the barbarians continued to listen intently, they soon realized that the sound of the thunder was consistent and appeared to be coming from one direction. What the Cheruscans and their allies were hearing wasn't thunder. It was the sound of horses, seige machines and thousands of footsteps marching over the Bituin Plains, in such great numbers that they could be heard coming from a mile away.
The person in the iron mask would motion for one of the barbarians to bring forth a small iron cage. Opening the cage, the figure reached in with chainmail gloves and pulled out a black raven, which crowed wildly as it was picked up. The raven was set loose, and soon the large black avian flew up through the trees and left the forest, heading in the direction of the field where the Cherusci, Harii, Chatti, Marsi and Bructeri had slaughtered the Iskjerne Vikings just hours before. The raven flew above the Argosian Army and circled around them before flying back. As the bird returned to the person in the forest, they opened the small metal cage and placed the raven back inside it before closing the cage again and handing it over to one of their subordinates. The mysterious leader in the Roman styled armor then motioned for the Germanic tribes to push forward and sink deeper into the forest, away from the direction in which the Argosian Army was headed, for reasons yet unknown to anyone but themselves.
The person in the iron mask would motion for one of the barbarians to bring forth a small iron cage. Opening the cage, the figure reached in with chainmail gloves and pulled out a black raven, which crowed wildly as it was picked up. The raven was set loose, and soon the large black avian flew up through the trees and left the forest, heading in the direction of the field where the Cherusci, Harii, Chatti, Marsi and Bructeri had slaughtered the Iskjerne Vikings just hours before. The raven flew above the Argosian Army and circled around them before flying back. As the bird returned to the person in the forest, they opened the small metal cage and placed the raven back inside it before closing the cage again and handing it over to one of their subordinates. The mysterious leader in the Roman styled armor then motioned for the Germanic tribes to push forward and sink deeper into the forest, away from the direction in which the Argosian Army was headed, for reasons yet unknown to anyone but themselves.