King Elk Forest The end, is just the beginning.

It was the footfalls of one, then another that distracted him from his prayer. At first, the Baron paid no mind. A simple whisper on the wind, the scurrying of prey up far too late. Then a voice spoke his name. Cousin. Cenric had wandered into the night too then, though the fact that there had been two sets of steps suggested both Kings might be present.

He had no intentions of leaving his prayer, nor knowledge of the false rumors that had spread about him to the King's ears. It was only when he was told to stay still, that he dared turn. That's when he saw the kings, cloaked in night and thorns that he knew something sinister had approached him. What's the meaning of this?