CHAPTER 55- RUMOURS OF WAR..

*****Five months later*********

Balthazar, leader of the scout guards of Doria, mounted his stallion, a dismal look on his face. It had gotten to the council that word was circulating in the lower town about a fierce army growing in the east.

Some said it was a band of bloodthirsty savages. Others, an elite army of men so skillful they could be called war devices. But one thing all the rumors had in common was that the army was great in number and its existence implied impending doom to the town of Doria and its inhabitants.

The rumours had begun to cause unrest among the people, and the council was amiss on what to do. However at the recent meeting held, they'd decided to send him to confirm the Verity of the rumours.

Faramir, Boromir and Dankas, fellow members of the elite scout retinue, rushed out to meet him before he could ride off. Dankas held tightly onto the reins of Balthazar's horse.

"We will go with you brother." Dankas protested, looking him deep in the eyes.