As Sokay was sleeping in his faithful house he awoke to a snapping sound, followed by hoofbeats.
He sat upright and reached for his swords, but to his relief a man in a brown hooded robe with black trimmings walked in. He was unarmed and looked quite safe but Sokay kept on his guard well aware that it could be an ambush.
The man said "No need to fear me I am just a simple messenger. Your father who is one of the four kings that rule Cantonesia as you well know has sent me to tell you that the War Master is uprising and plans to take over all the divided sections that each king owns".
"What have I got to do with this?" Sokay snapped.
"Gregory, your father needs you to raise an army to fight back against the War Master," the messenger said grimly.
"Okay, tell him I will meet him in three days, if I am not at his kingdom by then tell him to come here ok?"
"Yes sire" "thankyou." The messenger rode away. The next morning Sokay got ready for the two day travel pondering over if the war master can really take over the other three kingdoms including my father.
Suddenly he sensed something but pretented not to notice while he secretly slid his sword out of its scabbered he swung around just to see an arrow zooming straight towards his head, Sokay expertly dived out of the way.
Sokay's father had taught him combat training for years until he grew up and moved away to his own house.
Sokay counted his attakers,five in all then weighed the odds of him defeating them Sokay moved quicker than he's ever moved before and moved up to his attaker and dealt with the archer brutally cutting the torso off his lower body, blood pooling around the dead body.
Sokay killed the others quick without to much effort. He flicked the blood off his blade and slid it into its scabbered. After nearly and hour of looting the body's he realised that he had just killed five of the war master's soldiers I am now a fugitive he thought so he gathered his stuff and set off at a brisk pace bringing swords and daggers incase he gets ambushed again.
After hours of uncomfortable traveling he finally saw life. Ahead of him was his uncles farm. Sokay had planned to visit his uncle Bill so he could rest and get some warm food into him. Soon Sokay was on a soft couch drinking some ale and eating a roast pig while chatting to Bill.
"So what are you doing up here lad". "my father sent a messanger to tell me that the war master is uprising and I need to assemble an army, but first we have to talk it out" "oh thats bad news lad better get on your way!"
