Hello again, this is the sequel to my story, The Common Boy. I hope that you enjoy it… the story starts by slightly going over the ending of the last story, slightly revised.

"The Common Noble"

CH 1: 'Moving: part 1'

When I woke I heard people talking in the next room, I couldn't hear them so I got dressed and placed the dagger belt that Gary gave me when I made my knives. I opened the door and stepped out, at the dining table I saw Gary, Numair, and Fred sitting there talking. Numair saw me step out of my room through a reflection in the front windows and stood up, he walked toward me.

He approached me and asked, "Me and your father need to speak with you about something," he placed his hand on my back and led me to the table. Numair said, "I have been speaking with Gary about you becoming my apprentice, but he says that it is your choice, and that if you say yes than he will not allow you to live in the castle alone so Gary and Rebecca will move there with you." There was a slight pause and he asked, "So do you want to become my apprentice?"

I looked at Numair and said, "I need to speak with Gary first," he nodded. I around the table to Gary and asked, "Do you think I should do this?" I know the answer to the question; he wanted me to make my own decision. I asked, "If I except than what will happen to the court?" he just smiled at me and shook his head. I looked at Fred and was about to ask what would happen to him when he said, "I will stay with you until my debt is paid, I will work and live in the royal forge, whenever you want to learn anything about smithing come to me." I nodded and said, "I accept your apprenticeship, but only if when I am ten I get to become a page, or at least eleven."

Numair smiled and said, "Well I hope to teach you everything I know, if you can learn it by then, then by all means you can become a page, and I will even pay for some of it." He looked around and said, "I'll give you a week to say your goodbyes and another week to pack and get ready, then I will come and collect you." Gary nodded and said, "Alright then we had better go tell the court that I'm resining." He got up and put on his coat and walked over to the door, he turned around and said, "Well David, aren't you coming." I jumped up through my coat around me and ran out the door following my father.

As we walked to the court almost everyone stared at us, at me, as we passed, either in awe or fear I couldn't tell. I saw Myles walking down the side walk across the road with the large man and three others from the storage room, which had apparently either escaped or bribed their way out. Myles looked up at me and sneered, he turned just slightly and whispered something to the large man, and he looked up all of a sudden and stared at us. Gary saw them and whispered to me, "Don't worry about them right now, they will get what they deserve for what they have done." I nodded and we continued on our way.

Unknown to us we were being followed by the Broke Bang Gang's key members. We walked into the court and approached the throne, there were a lot of people, everyone moved out of our way. A group of people filed into the court behind us, I saw Myles out of the corner of my eye and turned my head, when I did I saw a group of suspicious looking men in the crowd of people. When me and George got to the throne I whispered, "I think that the Gang that attacked Fred is going to try something soon." He nodded and turned to his people and spoke.

He said, "today is the last day that I will be your Rough and I will choose my successor," a man in the crowd yelled, "this is Blasphemy, he's just going to hand this business over to his son," Gary laughed and said, "My son isn't old, or ready to become a rough, I don't plan to make him the rough, no he is coming with me. I will place my second in command in charge, I don't plan to come back so this is good bye." He nodded to them and walked to me grabbed my hand and led me to the backdoor.

We were followed by those blasted gang members and I was starting to get angry. We went down an alleyway and Gary pulled me into a hole, before anyone could round the corner I used a little of my magic to cover the hole I was in and make it look like the regular wall. About five people ran past then Myles tripped and landed in front of us, he looked in our direction on saw a slight flaw in the design, he reached out and touched it the image vanished but by then we were already gone, using magic to go through the wall.

So how do you like the introduction of the Broke Bang Gang, and of my sequel, I hope you enjoyed it, next chapter will be up as soon as I am able.

Ta Ta for now