Horizon Ridge You need it so believe it

So far, the Cardinal had done his best to walk around heavily wooded areas. Such places were dangerous for the faithful; taboo. Evil spirits clung to the trees -- influencing the decisions of mortals and corrupting the souls of the pure. It was only fitting that the unknown woman's siren song led him into a wooded copse. He hesitated for a moment, but pressed onward. The grip of the Heartless One was too tight to break free. The allure of sin appealed to his worldly instincts in an all too familiar way.

He took a deep breath and followed the scent over the wooded threshold; his sin already committed in his mind. Finding the source of his desire at a slowly moving spring, Hiram stopped for a moment to look upon him. A pair of striking silver eyes looked back. However, before he could move closer, the woman turned away.

Hiram was not one to give up easily. He was headstrong; when he wanted something, he would have it -- and he wanted her. With his mind clouded with desire, the man followed, keeping pace with her. Her scent, it gave him feel a newfound energy. He was impish, following behind with a slight bounce to his step. Chuffing to grab the woman's attention, the man dropped his chest low in a bow and invited this strange woman to play.