Re: No Dominion - A FH Story Hour
Sitting up with a start, I realized that he had to leave right now to complete his task. Gathering his things he left his room and walked out to leave the Black Abbey.
"Your friends have not returned yet, are you going out to join them?" The Abbott asked. "No, I have to follow a different path, tell them that I will rejoin them soon." That said I saddled his horse and rode out. He rode thru the night and most of the next day heading northeast. I made camp in a wooded vail and prepared for the upcoming day, it would be challenging.
The next morning I dressed for battle and headed north. Cresting the hill I found what I knew would await me, a small farmsteed being attacked by raiders. I spured my horse on and charged into the farm, riding down one of the raiders.
"Who are you?" one of them asked as he turned to me. "For you I am death, and I have come for you." That said I knocked his blade aside and took his head with a backhand stroke. The remaining raiders were fleeing the sceen, realizing that to stay is to die.
I cleaned my sword upon the cloak of the slain man, and sheathed it. "Come out Kenji, I know you are in the loft." A startled gasp came from within the loft of the barn, followed by a young boy leaving the barn. "How did you know I was there sir, and my name?" The young boy was very shaky walking out.
"Kenji, Lord Bryn has sent me to find you, I am sorry that I was too late to save your parents, however know that they go to next realm knowing that justice has been served. Lord Bryn sent me forth to find you, for you are to become one of us, a Justicar of Bryn in due time if you chose to follow the path."
"My lord, I am just a boy, I am not for such greatness you must have the wrong person."
"Kenji, I am not a lord. I am, if you chose so, a brother in the service of Bryn. You must understand that Bryn does not take the high born into his service. You see, the powerful and the rich usually do not understand or seek true justice. I myself was found by my mentor as a baby, abandoned at a shrine by my parents because I was born different, with these intense blue eyes and white hair from birth."
"You must realize that this is not a life of luxury, it is a life of service to the greater good of mankind. What do you think Kenji, what does your heart tell you?"
"Will you teach me to use one of those?" Kenji said while pointing at the sword.
"In time Kenji, but first we must train the mind and heart, only then is the body ready to learn." "What say you Kenji are you ready to join our very small brotherhood?"
"Yes, m'lord, uhh what is your name sir, I don't even know?"
"I am Najus, Justicar of Bryn." "We will be traveling to High Vale to meet another Justicar, gather your things that you need and prepare to depart."
Later that day the two walked side by side leading the horse and talking, the road was long but it would be a good journey for brotherhood makes the road more pleasant.
