My mother was in the kitchen that day cooking, my father was feeding the animals in the barn, I was playing with Fredo our pet cat and my brother was asleep even though it was afternoon; that's when we heard it, the pounding sound of hooves, as they came closer, I realised men were mounted on the horses, I heard my mother gasp "soldiers." The first thing that caught my eye was the flag that a solider was holding, I felt fear grip me "the emperors seal." I whispered. The emperors men don't visit our village much and when I say much I mean never. The solider spoke " The great emperor Yamoto has been threatened with war by the Dragon Feeders. All the males from the age of 15 to 59 must report to the village square at dawn tomorrow or face the consequences." As families crumpled to the ground in tears, it dawned on me what was happening, my eyes widened in horror.
My father and my brother were going to war.
