The next morning at dawn, all the troops departed from the packhouse and left for Crimson Fortress. The Fortress was about 800 miles far from the packhouse, which would take them roughly 2 days on the road. As they headed towards the north, the weather started to get colder, and the daylight shortened. The wind that gushed through the woods turned from soothing to icy and bitter. Tress in the northern region were more sparse and stunted. One time when Aurora looked up, she was astonished to find that there was frosting on the tree branches. The terrible weather was not the only thing they had to face along the way. They also encountered many refugees from the North. Many of these refugees were once residents atthe Crimson Fortress. But the rogues took their houses and chased th

