Prolog+-+Whisper+and+Ghost

Whisper and Ghost
Kaiden rubbed his temples to work away the pain building behind his eyes. He'd been listening to them bark at each other for near an hour now, and he wasn't sure how much more he could take. Perhaps he'd made a mistake in hiring both of them.

He paid a great deal for Maisa Ironhail's services, not only because of her reputation as a superb bodyguard, but for her family's unwavering loyalty to the Crown. Whisper, as she was also called, knew Kaiden was royalty, and would guard his life with her own, more out of respect than duty. And that was a reasuring thought. The Falconer had fought hard for his place, not relying upon his family's position or wealth. The Ironhail family, though fairly new, was a stout war-bred line derived from Athalian and Averynese blood. It was something Kaiden felt would be needed on his mission.

Ghost, however, was another story. Raised in a foreign land, trained by a foreign army, he had come to Sylvernas under false pretenses. His orders were to seek out rebel magic-users and turn them against the ways of evil. A group called the inquisitors had hired the army to aid them in their conquest. Unfortunately, the good people of Sylvernas would not be turned over so easily, and destroyed the entire troop. All but one: Caspian Vangard. He was found by a Griffon Rider family, and healed. It's said he fell in love with the rider's daughter, and had a family with her. When the army came back, they destroyed his family, leaving him with nothing. Kaiden found Caspian lost in the Athalian wood as he was trying to hunt down a man responsible for killing his family. A couple of years later, Caspian, now a bounty hunter, had found Kaiden as his target.

//It would have been so easy to complete this task alone.// Kaiden thought, raising his eyes to the darkening winter sky. //Though I would also have to watch my back in hostile lands, and hunt out a single child in the midst of an unfamiliar grove by myself... At least I wouldn't have to listen to this... bickering.//