Rashall waved a hoof in the air and a group of Swooping Hawks caught up to Darkshine ensuring he stayed in the Crusades hooves.
After a brief moment off nothing, something caught Dark's eye. "I see something!" He flew closer to reveal it was a flash of metal. Curious, Dark Shine flew closer.
"Sir he's right, there's something up ahead," comes a call from one of the scout squads sent ahead. Rashall merely nods his head.
As soon as Dark Shine was almost upon the shining of metal, it disappeared, reappearing next to him, being held by a shadowed pony. It was Grey Mane. Before anypony could do anything she took Dark to the ground, and crippled his left wing. From there she held the knife to him, him in front of her. "Dont do anything foolish. I can easily take him out and leave. Remember, I told you, to leave me be. Then, come time, I'll unfreeze her. Simple." Her red, dragonesc eyes looked around, almost alerting her foes that she knew of all of them there.
"I'd say you have the better half of 24 hours to follow through on that little notion Grey," says Rashall approaching.
Grey Mane made a hissin sound. "I am serious! One more step, and I'll drop this loser li-" Before she finished speaking Dark Shine bit into the hoof holding the knife, causing her to drop it. "Gah! Why you!" Her horn began glowing again, revealing another trap. But it was nothing she had not used before. A few walls of fire blocked Rashall and Dark Shine from her, as she once again, made her retreat. Dark Shine was satisfied and disgusted.
Dark Shine thought back. "Oh yeah! But, what if she does not? She will have to do it at some point... Wont she?"
"Let's hope that she does, otherwise a Nova Strike will be unleashed on the Everfree Forest," says Rashall.
Dark Shine looked at the pony infront of him. He was staring on, seemingly unhappy. "First, how can we be sure she is in the center radius? And another thing. Wouldn't that destroy Melody? In fact! How could you even think of doing something like that?!"
"Remember Melody is with my Apothecaries right now and under heavy guard aboard my flag ship. The Nova strike would be used to flush Grey out of the forest not kill her, no matter how much you want that to happen," says Rashall.
Dark was about to shout at him, but restrained himself. "Wait wait wait! So... You expect her to unfreeze Melody, without knowing where she is?! How is the going to work?!"
Rashall doesn't answer him instead light envelopes the two of them, seconds later they are on board the Ragnarok.
"Welcome aboard the cloud ship Ragnarok this is my flagship," says Rashall walking out of the teleportarium and into a hall way.
