A Different Breed of Knight
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To think you were all I could find, still buried where I had left you behind the house… They’ve auctioned off everything I owned in that building. My vault account was nearly drained… All I have left is what I had in my packs when it happened.

What was it that happened? I remember Kepetur, the ruins and wild magic. Others mentioned a great enervation. Perhaps it all impacted me at once, for I am unsure… What I do know is that when I awoke, I was no longer in Thay… I cannot recall the name of these lands I visited, nor the names of my companions there, but I am sure that they existed. I remember the great plight that had struck that land. I was no hero, I have never been a hero. I dreamed of such grandeur when I was a child, but reality is a far, far crueler place…

But I did what I could. I couldn't save the village, but I could save the villagers. I joined forces with those who I would have smited when I was younger, and I accomplished much. I may not be the best leader still, but I am far more confident in my ability to maneuver others in the arts of war. I wonder how those men and women I met are doing, if it really happened and wasn't simply the results of magical influence, but such thoughts are pointless. What matters is that I found what I was looking for. I found that inner strength, inner resolve, and I plan to utilize it to its fullest.

What matters is that I’m back. Whether by fortune or misfortune.

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*A number of tear stains mark this particular page*

To think that so many have disappeared or ended up dead in my absence… First Belos, now Lady Alessia… It pains me to think that so many have died to the trials. To know they are gone from this world… I would sacrifice all of my riches to bring them back, but such causes are rarely heard. Belos’ death hit hard when I found out all that time ago. To be teleported off after killing a rat… Alessia though… Alessia hits far too close to home.

There was always that risk of her dying in the trials. Some apologize out of pity as such an occurrence hampers my ability to join the Thayan knights, but I could care less about those red-plated devils. I swore my allegiance, and would have gladly fought to my last breath in order to protect her.

Perhaps it was my coddling though that caused her to fail her trials… If I had simply helped her train, and not coddled the young mistress, perhaps she would have passed those trials. But… Would such an accomplishment have been appreciable?

I can not stay in this state forever. While darkness has indeed fallen upon these lands, there are still small rays of sunlight. I have received word that Mr. Storm has returned to the lands of the living, and has even been making a name for himself once more. I’ll have to locate him eventually, and get payback for disappearing on me like that.

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I've been promoted to Captain of the Thazalhar Legion! To think I could have been serving in Bezantur as a simple Sergeant all those years ago if they had accepted me... I suppose I owe that Goblin. Regardless, it's time to push forward, and to not hold back at all.

Helm... These lands have corrupted me, they have corrupted many. Where law should rule, instead chaos through lawless dictatorship does. The only binding power between these people is trade... We must strive forward though, and bring order if not wellness to the country. The reds bleed like everyone else, and perhaps it's blasphemous to have created a sword named Redbane over this fact, but the Human can overcome any challenge. We are divided by borders, but this should not give rise to lawlessness and aggression among the Legionnaires. It is time for a reform... It's time for me to show my true colors as a Legionnaire.

The Thazalhar legion is small... Our pay consists of necessities, and most of our additional funds come from the caravans suicidal enough to travel by land, but we must persist.


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A Different Breed of Knight - by Gatalis - 06-02-2013, 06:37 AM
RE: A Different Breed of Knight - by Gatalis - 06-10-2013, 05:45 AM
RE: A Different Breed of Knight - by Gatalis - 07-04-2013, 01:41 AM
RE: A Different Breed of Knight - by Gatalis - 10-12-2013, 04:37 PM
RE: A Different Breed of Knight - by Gatalis - 06-19-2014, 05:51 PM

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