Winter's Sorrow

Chapter One

The forest was cold, wet, and covered is snow. When you think snow you think fluffy layers of snowflakes right, well your wrong this was the type of snow the was wet and got in every crevice of your clothes no matter how thick and chilled you to the bone. This was the type of snow the kingdom of Issen harbored, and it wasn't exactly the one time a year deal, no this snow stayed usually all year hence for the kingdoms name Issen which literally meant snow. It just happened so that I was born in this cold and sad place. My name is Jay Fryke, I'm 16 years old and I live in the fief of SnowMount with my grandmother. That's basically all you need to know about me, I'm not the most interesting person, I mean take one look at me my clothes are dirty and my long brown hair in tangles, yep I'm just your average peasant. I was born into this life and raised to farm, it really silly though the Baron that rules SnowMount is just a stubborn, rich, mean noble. I mean all he does it sit around in his desk making us do all the work, man how I wish I could get out of this life go on and adventure. I've always thought of escaping this life style just a dream, but recently I've heard that Issen might be entering war with are neighboring country of Elentiya and that soldiers are being recruited, this could be my chance to become someone different maybe even change the world.