Dragons, Demons and Men

The Plan

A leather map was sown across the table, shoulders gathered round, silence was the one true feeling here. Although foot steps of the newly trained soldiers that had just been whipped into shape stormed the ground and make it shake. All that the king could feel or hear was silence. Knifes split the rugged touch of the map, trying to pin point the exact location of the hive, or hell for better words and no one dared bring up Mors, that word had fallen around the kingdom, no more panic could be bought down upon them.
"So... all scouts have found nothing?" Said the king calmly
"No Sire" replied one of the soldiers
"Absolutely NOTHING!" Screamed the king, all steps outside stopped. This was silence, not the thought of it. "No hidden cavern? No secret hut? No magic FUCKING TREE THAT MOVES!"
"Actually that's an Ent!" Proclaimed Kyrie with a whisper. A firm slap on the head dealt with him quickly from his father. Some of the generals laughed quietly, this didn't hide the factor of death soon to approach. Agnus grabbed Kyrie by the arm and dragged him outside. Once they stepped out all soldiers quickly continued their tasks as if they hadn't been listening to the conversation.
"What the fuck is wrong with you?
"Look, Agnus I'm trying to raise my confidence alright? This maybe the death of everyone and the last thing I want is to go out like a coward hiding behind steel and blade" replied Kyrie with some aggressive tone, Agnus looked shocked to see this type of person in her brother. She smirked.
"Come on then, train with me while the boring old men talk, lets have some fun!" They walked to the yard where straw men stood, Agnus handed the other soldiers away and drew her sword.
"Come on! Fight me!" Screamed Agnus, their feet cuffed up dirt and stone and the sparks of iron clashing flew.

Slow claps came from a distance, the king and their father walked towards them, smiling they began whispering to each other. Kyrie's sword got beneath Agnus' foot and with a quick swipe she feel flat on her arse and laughed arose instead of whisper.
"Oi you cunt!" Shouted Agnus, she had a slight smirk to her face and a small laugh as she got up. She punched Kyrie on the shoulder and laughed.
"You're both still children at heart!" Proclaimed the king with a hearty voice. "Both still pissing each other off and making the other embarrassed. But! Seems like Kyrie's balls decided to drop for once!" The kings laugh bellowed through the camp site, "You know, when you were both smaller than a puppy Agnus would always be the one to investigate new things and Kyrie would be sitting there on your mothers lap crying! You're two very different people and I don't know how you haven't killed each other".
"Nor do I my king, both annoying as mere pups" replied their father with a cheerful laugh. "That's not why we're here though is it?" He said with a sorrowful voice "Both of you will return to the capital, to Vitae. You're too young to endure a torture of a real war, of god, men and demons.
"No" replied the siblings.
"You can fuck off if you think I'm not storming into that war with steel and blade ready at the side of my father or my king!" Said Agnus
"I said she'd say that didn't I!" Said the king turning to James "You owe me a drink!" Laughed the king.
"I will not let my only children storm into a field that only death waits!" Shouted their father, he'd never been so set in his ways and never been so sure in his face. "It's death and you still have a life ahead of you." Their father turned and walked back to his tent.
"Yeah love you too dad" said Kyrie
"Shut up and grab your shit" said Agnus.