A knight in rugged armor sat on a swampy landscape.
Water filled his legs and cooled him off.
"I used to be greater than this. The whole kingdom would call my name in praises"
"I was a legend that all the children aspire to be. A legend who's tale is sang by the bards in every tavern."
"And now I am all alone. Not as great as I used to be."
"I used to have a brother. We were a great team together."
"He is amazing with the shield and I was spectacular with the sword."
"One day, after a successful battle, we were sent to find a sword of a fallen general."
"We both searched the woods for a few hours and found it near a few bodies of dead soldiers."
"As I went to pick the sword up, my brother shouts to me and I look back to see a group of the enemy."
"We fought them off easily but then we noticed that they started to back off, retreating away from something."
"From the shadows, came a giant wolf, approaching us menacingly. Slowly."
"My brother turns to me and yells to run."
"I ran with all my might alongside him, when my brother suddenly stumbles and falls."
"I looked behind and saw the wolf running as he struggles to get up."
"He left me with no choice. I had to run away with the general's sword, leaving him for dead."
"As I returned to my commander, I told him that we encountered a great wolf and that my brother was brought down, nothing more."
"But a few days alter, a group of soldiers spotted the body of a great wolf."
"The soldiers assumed that I was the one who took it down, and I was promoted to a knight captain. And I even got to meet the kind. I played along, not wanting to throw the opportunity away."
"In a flash, what surrounded me was fame and riches, enough to forget of my fabricated story. Everyone would honor my name and people would tell tales of a knight who single-handedly defeated a giant wolf."
"But alongside my lie, I let my sins and vices consume me from the inside."
"My superiors tolerated it as I was a hero and an icon of the people... until someone plotted against me."
"They exposed what really happened and the kind of person I truly was to the people. How I just left my brother and took the opportunity all for myself, dishonoring his name."
"It's been almost a month since that happened. I still wonder who's responsible for plotting against me."
"No matter, I will find him and I will ruin him the same way he ruined my life..."
A loud noise of an object falling down attracted the knight's attention.
He slowly stands up as the water flew down from his legs and back to the water below.
Noises of steel clashing can be heard afterwards, as he ran to see what was happening.
He spots dozens of bandits attacking a caravan with a few brace soldiers defending it.
"Should I help them?"
The knight smiled to himself, "I am still a knight am I not?"
He unsheathes his sword and charged his way towards the enemy.
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A Tale of Three Knights
AdventureThe tale of three knights, each searching for their own redemption.