Tuesday May 19, The Edge of Forest Heart
It's spring again, and after five months of rest the Legion is once more on
the move. Last week we passed through Seven Gates into the eastern lands over
the Cloudspine. The Fallen seem to have abandoned the mountains, but for what
reason we cannot tell.
The Legion is here alone, camped on the edge of Forest Heart and dangerously
far into the territory of the enemy. Two of the Nine are with us, Cu Roi and
Murgen, trying to make contact with the forest giants who live in this place, to
beg their help against the Dark.
No man has seen one of the giants since the first battle for Seven Gates
thirteen years ago. They helped contain the fury of Balor himself for three
years, but on the fourth they did not return and the pass was lost.
One of our scouts just came crashing through the brush, winded, and a crowd
of excited men has gathered around him. Someone hurrying out of the group paused
beside me long enough to say, "Soulblighter is here. Put that in your journal."