While I was away, Inekwar had marshalled together a militia of 300 men, all of whom Ienkwar had convinced they wouldn't actually be fighting against the Four Horsemen themselves. Others condemned Inekwar's request, and called it a foolish mission to oppose the Four Horsemen. They laughed and scorned the men who joined Inekwar's ranks. He still continued on, heading north to the larger villages where more able men lived. More men joined up when they heard that the Horseman of Life was leading the fight, bringing the total number of troopers to 1 000. They were armed with whatever weapons an armour they were able to supply themselves with. One of the troopers was a blacksmith, and he fashioned swords for most of the troops, and repaired whatever shoddy weapons and armour the men had. As Inekwar and his thousand troopers marched back to where I said I would meet them, they rallied another 500 to their ranks, and when I arrived they had 1 500 in total. I dismounted my horse in the dead of night when I met them, and Inekwar met up with me, and the men gathered around us. "Here we are." Inekwar said. I nodded. "You assured them that the Horsemen were mine right?" I rasped. Inekwar nodded. "Good." I said, before looking at the small army of troopers. They looked nervous. "It seems a foolish task to take on the Four Horsemen, but it is possible. I was one of them for a time, but here I stand with you, ready to oppose them." I started, before one of the troopers shouted out. "Why should we trust you? You fought with them!" he said. "I am the Horseman of Life. I am the defender of the innocent, protector of the weak, and enforcer of true justice. What the Horsemen do now is attack the innocent, harass the weak, and perform unjust acts. It is my duty to fight them." I answered, a raspiness filling my voice. The man nodded, so I nodded back at them. "All I ask you to do is keep their troopers at bay. The Horsemen themselves are mine." I said. "Four against one? That hardly seems fair." Inekwar pointed out. I laughed. "I've had worse odds before." I answered, and started preparing the men for the coming fight.