~ A Paladins Tale – Chains of a Shadowed Destiny ~
Prologue
It was a cold, winter day in the City of Bastok. Two people in black robes walked through the empty streets towards the Airship dock, the snow falling silently over the houses, making a soft covering on the ground, a trail of footprints been reveled behind the hurried couple.
The houses around them, lit up and a soft hum of activity could be heard from the local inn. The sound of drinking, merriment, and laughter. However, for the two people in the streets, this could not seem more alien to them.
"Do you think we are doing the right thing?" A soft female voice exclaimed, holding a small child in her arms, covered in a dark, red robe to protect him from the cold.
"I don't know…If I'm honest, but what is the right thing?" A gruff mail voice replied back as they saw the flicker of the airship on the horizon, about to pull into port, almost ghostly in the low visibility.
"Well, its too late now, I know but…I cannot help but feel a little guilty" she sighed softly as they got to the entrance, the male opening the door as they walked inside, a soft heat emanating from the lights above them, buzzing gently.
"Its for a greater good, he'll thank us…one day" the man looked down to the child and smiled for a moment before turning to the receptionist and paying for the tickets, handing over in the newly accepted "Gil" currency, freshly minted from Jeuno.
"One day…" the woman took a deep breath, feeling slightly more resolved and walking down the stairs towards the port entrance.
They both got to the airship and boarded without another word between then. They both looked back on the town they had come to know so well. Biding it farewell for now as the airship doors closed and the ship slowly pulled out of port, the snow still falling gently, the edge of the water icing in the cold, the bridge which covered the entrance, screaming in reluctance as it raised from the water.
"I hope it will be warmer in Windurst." The woman smiled warmly to the man, trying to be cheery. He simply nodded in agreement, watching the sky approach closer and closer…a glint in his eye…
"Soon…"