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I
turned as I had heard enough and walked enjoyed the splendid display
of bretonnian knights and peagus and the beautiful land that I had
crossed early now with a few extra men.
A
knight rode by me and said “Your comrade Stephan correct?” I
nodded wondering where this conversation was going. “Your
information has been very valuable to us but I’m amazed you were
brave enough to fight chaos again you are well on your way to
becoming a knight I would be honored if you would serve under me when
this battle is done as a knight errant of course if I can work it
with the king a knight of the realm.”
The
knight rode off leaving me even more confused. This army must be the
noblest in the entire world. I felt honored to be allowed to serve
under and would happily single handily fight a thousand chaos
warriors if they wished me to.
Marching
with this army was easy if they saw a peasant that looked tired a
knight would ask if he would like to ride the horse for a short time.
We ate three meals a day and rested every night. Still we seemed to
be traveling at a slow run and I knew we were catching the chaos
beast.
After
two days of travel we came to a castle my castle. We went inside the
castle and to are much surprise men still lived inside it. Knightly
warrior wasted no time in finding the lord. My lord it was.
Knightly warrior looked suspiously at me and then at him “Good Sir
Litson I had thought you dead.”
Sir
Litson too looked at me as seeing I were the color of his army and
said “I almost was if it weren’t for the lady of the lake I would
have been”.
“So
the lady saved several mean in your battle well I come in pursuit of
the foul chaos beast who have crossed the lands I request any men and
food you can spare.”
“I
have none.” He said not bothering to think.
“You
have no food to spare no men who are brave enough to fight in this
war?”
“No
now leave my castle”
“Surly
you have some throw me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses
yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost, to me, I shall give them
freedom beyond their wildest dreams and let them serve in an army far
greater then yours!”
“I
said I have nothing which can serve under a master as weak as you.”
“Now
I see.” my master yelled growing angry. “Your castle wasn’t
destroyed by chaos because it already housed far eviler chaotic
people. Such as yourself well then it is my sworn task to remove you
from power.”
“You
can try.” He yelled although again I saw fear in his actions.
To
my dread knightly warrior calmed down and said “I still truly have
no fight with you but I know one who does” he turned to me “Comrade
Stephan would you like to free your realm.”
His
powerful auror propelled me to answer “I have always I’ll gladly
kill my lord and free my land.” Not sure what I said.
The
crowed dispersed around me and there I stood as I had seen once
before tired and beaten facing my lord. Yelling to him and he
yelling back.
“I
will gladly kill you weak peasant.”
I
tilted my head to pray to the lady but he had already begun to charge
at me. I clenched my spear and yelled as I charged him the “lady
shall give me victory over scum like you.”
I
remembered the vision as I charged he had killed me just like this
but I refused to slow I fought under a great lord Knightly warrior.
I would do anything for his honor I ran to my death my spear hit his
shield and his sword my head.
I
was dead again. I knew this before the sword had truly touched my
head. Then I was blinded by blue my shield had grown with a mystical
blue aura protecting my head. I then realized this was my chance I
gripped my spear with all my might and drove it through the shield of
my former lord instantly killing him.
I
feinted at the spot and when I awoke I had been crowned new ruler of
my castle “Sir Stephan the brave I was called"
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