As the day moved on, commoners returned to their homes, and the nobility moved into the castle proper. Most of the higher ranked ones were given rooms in the guest wing, but others had rented rooms at the various inns located in the city itself. However, the day was not over for the people ofFalanthyst. Parties were held all over the city, but the most important one was at the castle itself.Fenryn's first act in front of the crowd of noble onlookers was to knight Lynnette and the other squire's that had made it into full knighthood. So far, this had gone fairly well, and most people kept their racism behind tight lips. Fenryn's second action was a few speeches, followed by a toast. The third event of the evening was a lavish meal with entertainment. Lastly, he invited everyone into the ballroom for a night of drinking and dancing.Lynnette had never seen so many people in such a confined space before. Going through the city had been one thing, but this was somet

A couple of months had passed since the tournament had taken place, and now it was early summer. The nobles had returned to their own homes, as had Elena and her father, and the castle had gotten a lot quieter. However, it was no less chaotic. Many of the nobles that lived in the city itself, would often request to see the King, and Fenryn had to deal with each of them. Sometimes it would take all day, and today was one of those days.“And so, we humbly request for an expansion of the east-side wall.” A man in his late fifties was saying. “Of course, this will mean the orphanage will need to be reconstructed as well, but now that we have been in peace for so long, there are not as many children there, so it should not be too difficult to re-home them until a new orphanage can be made.”Lynnette and Vaughan stood either side of Fenryn, and in this summer heat, both of them were at the limit of how much more they could take. They had been silent d

As the morning sun began to inch its way up into the sky, Fenryn could make out the treeline of the Lightmist woods. It didn't take long for the Lightmist village to also come into view, and so far, things seemed peaceful. He couldn't see any bandits, but that didn't mean a thing.“Halt!” Vaughan called out to the army, and for a moment there was silence.Fenryn rode his horse over to the Captain and followed the man's gaze. “Is that one of our new scouts?” He asked as he saw one of the Malruthiia moving towards them.“Indeed. I'll go ahead and meet with her.” Vaughan replied, and then swiftly rode over to the woman. After a brief moment, he returned. His expression was not one of worry, and Fenryn gathered that this was a clear sign that they had gotten here in time, if not early.Vaughan confirmed the King's assumption by saying, “the bandits are not far, but the village is prepared to fight if it comes to that.

The force from the first strike of the man's attack was enough to push Vaughan backwards. He managed to grip his heels into the dirt but even that was only enough to steady himself for a short moment. He was thankful that he had brought along the Immortal Wanderer's two-handed claymore with him. A strike from that axe would have probably broken most other weapons, especially with the force the other man put behind his strikes.A bead of sweat dripped down Vaughan's forehead as he held his blade steady. He couldn't find an opening in the other man's attack that didn't cause Vaughan to become vulnerable himself. Unlike most men who would be slowed down by such a large weapon, this person did not seem hindered at all. Vaughan noticed, however, that despite the man's brute strength, he lacked any real battle knowledge. If he could only use that against him. Vaughan, however, was not as fast with his blade, nor as strong. He was the best human warrior in the land, this was true, b

As the first fireball eliminated a group of bandits, Vaughan knew that the tide of this battle would finally go his way. He had kept on Asher's tail for the most part of the fight, but Zhen had done what he could to keep his leader safe. Despite not being as skilled with his left hand, he still put up enough of a challenge. It wasn't until Vaughan's blade was engulfed in flames, that the bandit became nervous and distanced himself a bit. Arias had been told to go straight into the town with some of the other men and women, but he had seen an opportunity to help Vaughan first. The two shared quick and subtle nods of greeting before Arias hurried onto his own task. He and some of the others had been given the honour to protect the King should he need it. It had been a direct request from the King, or so the roughly written scroll had ordered. Arias had felt a little honoured that either Fenryn or Vaughan had asked for him by name, but he hadn't let it go to his head either.