The sound of horses rushing through the forest filled the air, their hooves hitting the ground in rhythm. No horse was off beat. Over twenty of them, all in uniform.
Two carriages were pulled by two horses each, and the rest followed behind, beside, and in front of the carriages. The two carriages were pristine, made of polished and painted wood with golden edges. Everything metal on them was gold. On either side of their doors was a crest, a golden depiction of a rising phoenix.
The horses around them carried men in full steel armor, with the same crest embedded in their chest plates. Every man was wearing a helmet, aside from four figures that rode at the very front, two women and two men, all without helmets, and their armor carried a more unique and sleek design.
