The Morningstar

Flashback 2

"How many kills brother" Rodrick said out of breath stood in a field of decaying elvish and imperial warriors.

Shaxx looked at Rodrick cleaning his dragon steel long sword with a rag "I got fifty I think"

Rodrick laughed and sheathed his bloodied long sword in its scabbard "nice I think I got eighty"

"You're a sick bastard Rodrick" shaxx laughed and tapped his brother on the shoulder as he walked over to the third company soldiers who were gathering all of the dead including the elves.

"Men listen up" he stood on top of a cart "today was a killing blow to rebels in the west by this time tomorrow we shall be at the walls of serpentine bay and we will shatter their bronze shields and show them true weapons" shaxx drew his sword and raised it up into the air "FOR NORSIA" he bellowed

Rodrick and all of the third company copied shaxx and roared "FOR NORSIA"

Shaxx smiled under his steel helm and walked over to Rodrick sheathing his sword

"Well done brother you really can stir the crowd" Rodrick sat on a tree stump next to another cart "sit brother"

Shaxx sat next to Rodrick and took his helmet off "something troubles you?"

Rodrick took his great helmet off as well "I'm scared shaxx" he placed his helm on the floor and looked at shaxx "this war is madness I'm struggling to find a reason for this shite"

Shaxx nodded "brother we fight to protect our families and loved ones not for us"

"Maybe that is the case but what do I have, my father has had twelve children I'm the seventh I will never Inherit rooster village so he made me join the army and I don't even have a wife" Rodrick buried his head in his armoured hands

Shaxx placed his left hand on Rodricks back "brother I understand the pain of not having a partner, twelve years ago when I was sixteen years of age i thought I found my soul mate. Now it never worked out how I had hoped and I ended up joining the army after a few questionable life choices" shaxx took his hand of rodricks back "but I am glad I joined the army, both me and you together have climbed the ranks from simple initiates to full fledged paladins of the third company. You maybe not be my brother by blood but by all the gods you are my family"

Rodrick looked up at shaxx "you're right brother my real family is a bunch of sheep herders but you....you are the family I choose" he smiled at his brother "thank you shaxx"

Shaxx smiled back "not a problem just don't tell the men I haven't touched a woman for twelve years" he chuckled and Rodrick laughed

A scout lightly clad In armour ran up to shaxx "m'lord I bring troubling news"

"Speak boy" he stood up and towered over the young scout

The scout gulped "the fourth company where besieged by clan lion and have ultimately fallen the northern border now belongs to the elves"

Rodrick sighed "guess we are the relief force then"

"No m'lord, the prince has ordered that the north be burned to the ground" the scout took a step back

"THE DAMMNED FOOL HAS NO MILITARY TRAINING HE WILL LOSE US THIS FUCKING WAR" Rodrick shot up and bellowed at the top of his lungs

"Brother, calm" shaxx turned to the scout as Rodrick sat down rubbing his head "what is your name boy?"

"Tobin m'lord" the scout answered

Shaxx adjusted the coif around tobins neck "Tobin return to the prince and tell him clan lion will fall when we take the bay" shaxx looked Tobin in the eyes "run along now lad"
The scout looked right into shaxxs one purple eye "yes my lord" he nodded and ran off to his horse

"For fucks sake shaxx that prince is going to get us killed" Rodrick looked up at shaxx who was watching the sun go down

"I am aware brother" shaxx put his helmet on "round the men up and send a messenger to Jericho i need to talk with an old ally of mine"

"Yes my lord" Rodrick chuckled and walked to the men