Origins 🛡🔪

Chapter 1:Home

I walked into the house and caught sight of My friend Leah sitting in the living room, chatting to kayci and Ava.
I sat down, and stayed quiet as they chatted.
"But the hope rates are already down" Leah says, looking at Kayci. Kayci took a bite out of a biscuit before saying "True point. Oh hi Nico" I smiled, looking at each of them in turn. Ava with her bow and arrow casually slung over her back,
Her dark hair in her Brown eyes, kayci with her brown curls, her knife in its sheath  the light glinting off her eyes and finally Leah, her hair in a casual ponytail, with her gladius at her side. "Where's Lily?" I ask, looking around. "I don't actually know.. and I don't care either" Ava says grinning. Kayci swats Ava softly "She's at Bellona's temple" Kayci explains. I smile, not really surprised that Lily was at the War goddesses temple as it Bellona was her mother. "Ohhh. So any word from Calvin?" I ask, looking at Kayci.
All three of them irritably sigh. "no. Not since the last war" Lily Jokes, walking into the living room "I'm only joking Nico, here ya go". Lily tosses a scroll at me. I catch it and unroll it, reading it. It read:

Hi Neeks,
Sorry I haven't been in touch. I've been preoccupied with preparations. You know how it is. I'll see you soon I promise. I swear on the styx. I hope everyone is OK.

Signing off,
Prætor Calvin

I lob the scroll across the room, alarming The others. "Alf- I mean Nico you OK?" Lily asks. I sigh and say "Its the same bullshit every week". I walk over to the scroll and pick it up. I look down at my feet before muttering "Sorry if I scared all of you" Kayci stood up and kicked me in the leg softly. "C'mon Nico, you Always get your hopes up" Ava Says looking at me "At this point you should stop replying to his scrolls" I scowl. "Fuck off you don't know anything" I snap, dashing the scroll at Ava. Lily catches it before it hits Ava. I walk away, hop on my steed and before anyone could say anything I galloped away.