Conquest: Darkness Rises

Episode 24: A Soldier's Ambition.

Nathan and his men were in panic, the Grand Army had recently stopped in Arish, but they knew that they were day's ahead of them.

Cairo was so close they could just taste, and see it from a far, along with the pyarmid's that stood as the cities one final guardian's. Though, Nathan had to consider his army for example, he knew that they still stood no Chance Against the Grand Army, not without their Allie's, even if that army was in a terrible condition.

The Grand Army had some of the most experinced troop's in their time. What did nathan have, nothing but beggar's, thieves, and civilan's who picked up gun's and joined the military, though they did have some experinced troop's....not alot though.

They stood and waited at the town of Ven'tux, but they didn't have to wait long, they were so close they could march to Cairo in a day, but they didn't want to defend Cairo outside the city itself.....no.

The Pyarmid's would do, just fine.

Although, he had never known Frame, none of them did, but what choice did they have on fighting him....he supposed good luck and praying would get them through.....as if though it got them through anything else.

Yet Now as he sat here, looking out the window of the Town Hall, he watched as many of his men were still getting dressed, shaving, or were just preparing for the day ahead as if though it was normal.

It was until, Jonas had entered the room, with one firm salute before he was given the permission to speak.

"General....I Beleive I have somone you need to meet." Jonas spoke as he crossed his arm's behind his back, his tone was calm and firm, but with a little joy in it as well.

"I do not wish to meet a common Soldier." Nathan spoke as he looked out the window still, but even he knew he didn't want to talk to some random soldier or civilan....not now anyway.

"Y-Yes sir, but....what if i told you he know's a certain, General in the Grand Army?" The last Word's struck Nathan hard.....harder than he thought as he turned around to give Jonas a confused stare, something he was known not to show very often.

"His name, is Zachary Cook." Jonas spoke the name as if though he was the most important person in the world at the moment.

He kind of was really.

"Take me too him, now." Nathan ordered Jonas in a calm tone, but his only response was a slight nod before he was lead out of the town hall, and to a large tent....one that seemed to resemble his at one point.

Sitting at a table with his back turned to Nathan, was a man in his late twenties', a beard or so was slowly growing around his face, and he had jet black hair, along with scarring around his face which to women would look handsome.

"Zachary Cook?" Nathan spoke as the man started to become a bit furious as he was reading his book.

"If you're another one of those damned Private's asking me for tip's on how to use a damn gun I will ram that thing so far up your as-." The man stopped when he had risen from his chair, yet only to lay eye's on his General himself.

"I-Im Sorry, sir...." Nathan sighed as he watched the man's anger flush away quickly, but he shook his head putting his hand on the other man's shoulder.

"I completley understand....Captain." Nathan patted the man's shoulder as he slowly sat down, but Zach did the exact same thing.

"I, Understand that you know of a General, known as 'Frame' am i wrong?" Nathan noticed something after he spoke, the man seemed to flinch and then he looked behind them, and then to their side's before he spoke.