Tales of old.

Chapter 1.

It all started in the year 1721, the ninth crusade, by this time many of the soldiers who were fighting in the crusades were losing the drive that was needed to have a successful crusade one of those was Elijah Ilbert, this man was a 23 year old crusader but also the son of a noble but all this changed one fateful day in October 28th 1721 the year the crusade had started.

October 28th 1721.

Dear Diary, we are under the command of Edward's younger brother Edmund we have raided the village of Qaqun. It was a horrible sight as the defenders tried to repel our attack we showed no mercy to any of them. It was a blood bath with no mercy. I signed up to gain fortune and fame as a great crusader, is this the price that I must pay for such dreams? I am going to see if I can leave the crusade and travel back home and if simply asking does not get me out I will have to sneak out, though it may be frowned upon this is not a holy war it is a massacre!

After writing in his diary Elijah hot up of the stumpy little stool and walked out of his tent which he shared with fellow crusaders he always hid his diary in his belongings so no one knew about it as he escaped the embrace of the tent he walked across the grass which felt coarse even through his leather sandals. He walked through the maze of tents until he came to a stop, an open area was in front of him the only obstructions in this vast amount of area was soldiers standing or sitting in small groups talking and a tent that looked as though it could house 8 battle horses and still have enough space for a few more troops inside, but the size was not the only intimidating thing about it, the guards outside were in full chain mail Armour and had weapons at the ready in case of any type of attack be it from outside or within. As Elijah walked up to the entrance of the tent which was simply a hole cut into the side with it folding up and being held up by only a small wood loosely hooked into the tent, the guards stopped Elijah, "what business do you have inside?" the guard on the right queried "I wish to speak to my commander" replied Elijah nervous inside but he did not let that show instead he tried to look more happy and docile, the guard looked him up and down and simply vanished into the tent. Moments later the guard re appeared smiling by the slightest Elijah thought probably from the brief rest from the sun, "go in but don't mess about, or else" after saying this the guard gestured to the hole into the hole which simply looked like an entrance to a cave it was that dark.

As Elijah entered he bent down so he didn't hit the top of the entrance he stopped and gently raised his head backup in case he hit any of the supporting poles also so he could let his night vision to kick in so he could see everything after this was done he walked over to his commander. The commander was close to a table with a map spread and held down by 4 small rocks the commander had a candle close to the map as he was surveying the surrounding area, "I was told you wanted to see me?" the commander said in a tone that was surrounded with authority but also a low friendly tone which made Elijah less nervous "yes sir, I wanted to know something sir" Elijah stopped, almost holding his breath this was the last time he could go back he could easily lie to the commander and return to the everyday business of being a crusader but before he could make up his mind the commander turned almost slightly looking at him through the corner of his eye noticing the mixed feelings showing up on this young man's face "would you like to speak in private?" the commander asked this because he felt he might know what is going to be asked and if anyone heard it that may just be a problem to the young man's life from now on, Elijah startled by the sudden question didn't know how to reply he nodded his head without thinking. The commander led Elijah into his private tent that was just behind the main tent where all strategies were made, reviewed and put into action. When Elijah entered he was surprised the tent was not bigger than a standard tent with a small wooden table in the middle a few chests a wardrobe and a few other items that were necessary for a human and crusader at this Elijah felt as though this man deserved all the respect he got but most of all felt talking to this man could just be the right thing he needs right now, the commander noticing the wide eyed look on the soldiers face simply said in a more friendly tone than before "it's not much but I like it" Elijah stood to attention and replied with probably too much haste "yes sir, it is nice sir" the commander sat down and a smile appeared on his face but Elijah was looking straight ahead to notice this "call me harry" Elijah looked at his commander with puzzle all of his face "sir?" "call me harry" the commander said this with a look on his face that told Elijah he was not joking "yes sir, I mean harry" harry looked at Elijah happy to have cleared away all the nervous feelings and tension between them both now back to the matter at hand. As both of the men sat down Harry simply sat and looked towards the younger man and asked "what do you need to ask me?" Elijah was caught off guard so he simply replied "sir?" Harry quickly replied same as before "what did you want to ask me?" Elijah understanding dawned on him "I want to go back home"…