War Of Conquest: Book 1

Chapter II Alester

    Branches snapped from one direction to another.

    Where the hell are you, or what are you.

    Slowly, something approached him from behind. Alester could hear branches and twigs snapping. He quickly spun around with a bow and arrow drawn ready to be shot.

    A tall, black figure came out of a bush with a dagger in his hand. He started walking faster which turned to running straight at him.

    "STOP! Before I shoot you." Alester exclaimed.

    The man kept running, and took out his greatsword out of the sheathe on his back.

     Alester let go of the string, and the arrow flew in the air into the man's chest. The man fell flat on his back as his face started to reveal when the sun rays was on his face.

    The man was brown, like as if he had a tan. He had a cracked skull logo pin attached to his leg along with a black robe, white cape, a white hood, and a sword.

    Alester searched the dead man for loot or anything helpful. Gaemon found 60 gold coins along with a sword that has a curve at the tip. The way the sword was forged, it could've been custom-made, could not have been a Blacksmith as they only make swords, straight blade, no curved or any. He took out the arrow from the corpse and left the woods leaving the corpse behind for the wild animals.

    Alester saw a keep in the nearby distance. He approached the entrance, two men approached him armed.

    "State your business." Man #1 said.

    "I was wondering throughout the forest, and a man approached me and tried to kill me. His corpse is still there if you want to check it out, but at this point, it's already nightfall and the wild animals are probably enjoying their new meal now." Alester replied.

    "He said state your business here, not what you've done." Man #2 said.

    "My business here is seeking shelter and to visit a Blacksmith about this weapon I got here from that man."

    Alester took out the blade from its sheathe and handed it to Man #1.

    Man #1 examined it for a while, then gave it to Man #2.

    "This blade is only found in Eastwinter, why's this blade in Sunyos?" Man #2 said.

    "Don't ask me, I found it off of the dead man's corpse, I'm giving it to a Blacksmith for further examination." Alester exclaimed, getting more impatient by the second.

    Man #2 and Man #1 went back to the entrance and looked up at the guys who are patrolling on the wall.

    "OPEN THE GATE!" Man #2 said.

    The gate starts opening slowly, and started making creek noises. Once it was opened, Man #2 and Man #1 went back to their patrolling positions.

    Once Alester passed the gates into the keep, the gates slowly closed making tons of clanking and creek noises.

    A man approaches Alester saying, "Hello, welcome to WedsHall keep good ser." as he bows.

    "Thank you, may I get a cup of wine please, it's been a long time since I've been in a keep, mostly been living in the forest by myself hunting." Alester replied.

    The man grabs a cup, and pours wine in it as Alester watched with his mouth drooling, it has been a while since he had drank wine. The man gave the cup to Alester, and watched as he gulped the cup of wine in seconds.