A Medieval Fantasy

Chapter 1: 8021 A.D - Meet and Greet

Tall trees swished in the gentle cool breeze. The two rivers had small ripples of water streaming through them. Three Bozrats flew overhead, chirping a cheerful tune. Villagers were walking down the street, heading to the market, most likely for their food for today, and the tall, impressive statue of Lord Pierto stood just as stable as ever. It was yet another quiet peaceful day in the kingdom of Delucia. Prince Aylwin and Salis were walking down the street to meet Aylwin's father, Lord Hiadia. People bowed as the prince and the less important dwarf walked past, whilst the Prince greeted some of the citizens of Delucia. "Fine day, if i do say so myself." said Salis, the two-and-a-half foot dwarf. "You know what this reminds me of? Yesterday... And the day before that, and the day before th--". The dwarf man was politly cut off by Aylwins hand, which covered Salis' mouth. Aylwin laughed "I know, I know. But can we please speak about my father? He's obviously called us both for a reason. Who know's, but I think we might finally have an adventure!" The excitement of finally going out to explore and do a quest for the king overwhelmed them, but inside they both knew that it was very unlikely to happen. That's because Lord Hiadia wouldn't dare lose his son on a quest, he would feel so guilty. Then Salis wasn't born in Delucia, so the king wouldn't choose him to represent delucia on a quest. After the short journey, they were both greeted by two ferocious looking knights. Aylwin knew these men, and they only looked scary because they were defending the castle, a royal job indeed. The knights let the two men through, were then then saw a rather happy looking king. That's nothing new. Lord Hiadia was always a happy, jolly man, but now he looked even more happy, as if something amazing had happened to him. Before Aylwin and Salis could say a word, Lord Hiadia Shouted excitedly "Men! Well, if i can call you a man Salis, Great news!" Salis knew it was a joke, but replied sternly "Me? Ofcourse i'm a man! I bet i've killed more men than this kingdom even has! I've..." Again Salis was interrupted by Aylwin, who gave the little man a heartful look. Salis remembered who he was speaking to, his king. Even though he was not born in Delucia, he knew Lord Hiadia was now his leader, and speaking poorly against him or any decisions he made, could result in the dwarfs head on a plate. Lord Hiadia carried on laughing "A merchant came up to me today. He offered me 30 pieces of silver to work in the castle. Do you know what I said? I said, '30 pieces of silver? Give me another 10 pieces, and i'll make you my esne, now get lost, before your head will be lost from your shoulders! I've never seen a man run so fast in my life." His son Aylwin looked confused, but the little brute Salis looked very impressed. Then Lord Hiadia remembered that he had other news to tell the two mean that stood before him. "I have a quest for you two warriors." Salis looked shocked, as if he had just seen a thousend dead bodies, but that was nothing compared to Aylwin. He was so suprised that his father had finally sent him on a quest after all these years, he took a step back, and nearly fell down the flight of stairs behind him. However, before Lord Hiadia could say another word, he heard screaming from outside, and a lot of it aswell. Then he heard a knight shout. "The kingdom is in danger! Bloodcloaks approaching from the east! Get ready for a fight!"