Several footprints had been left behind in the snow. They were created by men wearing armor etched with a black ring underneath thick leather clothes. 

The black ring was the Goddess of Death's symbol! They were the Church of Death's paladins, who'd come to the continent in search of Mayanes Krishan.

"It's over there." The blue eyed paladin, Bray, pointed at the snow covered mountain amidst a flurry of snow.

It wasn't that big, but he could see a cave about halfway up the mountain, which appeared like the gaping maw of a demon. 

The other paladins nodded their heads.

"We were ordered not to enter the cave, and to remain on standby near the mountain, so that's what we're going to do," Bray said. He had the authority to command them when Muhawk wasn't present. "Krishan may attempt to escape, so split into groups of three or four and form a perimeter around the mountain."

"Yes, sir!"

"Get a move on!"

The 99 paladins, Bray included, scattered across the snowy fields. A short while later, a bunch of flowers sprouted from the snowy field.

Flowers growing when...