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sysdragonfable -> RE: (DF) the guardian tale (10/1/2011 10:08:20)
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====Chapter 1=====
Boring. Boring. Boring. Boring. Thought Jordon as he sat in the corner as he has been at the Guardian Tower for well over two weeks without any training, classes or hot teachers come by. Reason being is not every new recruit has come yet, and Jordon patience is running short and may go off the wagon and start stealing again at any minute.(He has been eyeing the guard captain's necklace for some time now.) The only thing that Jordon can do to pass the time is either start twirling his daggers, shoot arrows at the birds on the Tower(They're starting to leave unwanted stains.), or talk with passers by who only answear were, "Sorry, busy" or, "Get out of my face recruit!" Just as Jordon was about to go and pickpocket people he noticed a pretty girl with blue eyes and long scarlet hair come in. Now Jordon was thinking of one thing and one thing only. Girls.
Grace, now wondering why she even came, entered the Tower to start her new life. What Grace seen was not what she had expected. Grace was expecting to see groups of Guardians, some talking some sparing, archery training, magic training, hazing the new recruits, and hopefully see a few shirtless cuties. Instead all she seen was a skinny man with messy black hair. Grace then approached the boy and asked him, "Were is everyone?"
He replied, "Sorry sweetheart but it seems were the only ones here." He said with "that" tone.
Grace's temper started to rise as she did not like the term sweetheart and does not like being hit on by strangers.
"Oh but were are my manners. My name is Jordon, and yours miss?" said Jordon with his cocky smile
Grace looked at him blankley and said, "Sorry but i give my name out to those who are worth my time."
Jordon replied, "Oh, the smartmouth just adds to the charm. Oh it appears love at first site is true!"
Grace, thinking to herself "And apperently so does the feeling of vomit", asked, "If you want to make yourself useful tell me were are the others?"
Jordon replied, "Hold on one moment." He turned around and yelled at the tower, "HEY BUCKET HEAD!"
A man with a bucket-shaped helm appeared in the window, "Who's heavenly voice calls out to me?" Grace then thought to herself, "Are all guardians idiots or just these two?"
Jordon yelled, "I need to know when the rest of the recruits are getting here, do you know when?"
"Oh the last recruit is coming shortly. Apperently they needed some transportation as he took out two Guardians before he was drafted." Replied the man.
"Thanks!" yelled Jordon and the man just waved and went back into the tower.
"Took out two Guardians on his own huh?" Thought Grace as a shiver went up her spine.
The ride to the Tower was not what Arthur had expected. First they tied him up, legs and feet, then they waited three days for a carriage as they put it, "Too dangerous to travel on foot." Also the woman dubbed him as, "Precious cargo" as his skills in combat are far to important to go to waste. There were two guardians who sat acrossed from him, one with a sore throat and another with a fractured jaw. Such irony that he be stuck with the two he took down. The days he spent cramped in this small carriage seem to last forever, fortunally Arthur learned that the best quality a man can have is patience and he remained silent. Unlike his fellow companions acrossed from him.
Guardian, "Jeez, how long does it take to get the Tower?"
Guardian, "I know, it feels like an enternity since we left! My butt fell asleep two hours ago!" On and on they complained about the trip and it was starting to test Arthur's patience until he finally said, "Hey," in a soft tone, but enough to startle the two guardians, looking at him with there hands around there swords, "can you please keep it down? I understand it is a long trip but have patience."
The Guardian with the sore throat replied, "Patience? Do you know how long I have been patrolling those woods just because the town reported one unicouger? Six months! Six months!"
Arthur snapped back, his tone slightly risen, "And I have lived in those woods for fourteen years, so I suggest you be quite the rest of the way before I knock you in the throat again, understood?"
The Guardians both mumbled and kept quite the rest of the way. "Peaceful silence" thought Arthur.
About two hours passed until the carriage finally arrived at the Tower, what Arthur saw was something he thought was spectacular. What stood before him was the Guardian tower, high enough to reach the heavens, gray in color with the statue of a great dragon carved on the top of the tower. Unfortunally Arthur could not spend much time to marvel at the tower as his companians grabbed him and dragged him out of the carriage. Just as Arthur hit the ground he got up in an instant and grabbed one of them, only to be stopped by the touch of cold steel at his back.
"Thats a no no Arthur," said the long blonde hair woman who had captured him with her blade at his spine, "now I suggest you back away before I have to wound my catch of the day." Arthur let go of the Guardian, who was left shaking from the expierence, and Arthur went into the tower. What Arthur seen as he went into the Tower was only two people, a skinny man and a young woman.
"Those are our new recruits," the woman said, noticing Arthurs curiosity, "rather your classmates."
Arthur asked, "Is that everyone that was recruited? Seems rather small."
"Unfortunally," replied the woman, "as not many people are willing to risk there lives for humanity."
"Or you can not find enough prisoners." Thought Arthur as he entered the Tower.
"Man! What happened to him? It looked like he never met a barber in his life." Said Jordon as he noticed Arthur's long hair and messy beard and dirt covering his body. This too shocked Grace as she was expecting a man with a wild look in his eye and had the feeling of "I am going to kill you" surrounding him, but rather Grace felt the feeling of despair and helplessness. One would say Grace felt sorry for the man, but she did not approve of his actions of harming two Guardians just for doing there jobs.
Just as Jordon was about to go and take a sneek peek at the criminal through a nearby window, the woman that brought him to the Tower came through the door and said, "Attention recruits!"
Jordon and Grace soluted the woman and the woman said, "I am Captain Lockheart and as you may have noticed the man being taken into the Tower was bound with rope. I am afraid to tell you he is our latest, and last, recruit." The words struck a cord with Grace and Jordon already hearing what he had done, and seeing what he did outside the Tower, gave them the impression he was a madman.
Lockheart continued, "I understand your...hesistance of him joining our ranks, but do not let him frighten you as he mostly keeps to himself and only harms those that cause harm, or get to close, to him." Jordon interrupted, "Sorry sweetheart, but the thought of working with a dangerous madman who is not above attacking guardians just doesnt sound appealing to me." Lockheart rushed towards him with her dagger and put it against his throat and said, "I can be just as frightening as him, and you will address me as Captain Lockheart not sweetheart and if you dare interrupt me again, I will cut off one of your fingers, understood recruit?" Jordon nodded with terror in his eyes.
Grace, now thinking to herself "Someone finally shut him up!", was a bit on edge as well.
Lockheart continued, "Tomarrow will be your physical exams, and yes you will be training with Arthur, the man that came in today. You also will be taking a wellness exam to see if you have any ailments that we need to know about, now recruits, DISMISSED!"
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