It was a morning like any other.I awoke in my cottage and opened the drapes to see the sunlight flow through the window. I filled a bucket with cold water and heated it on the stove. Then I poured the bucket into a tub and bathed. I quickly washed up and got dressed. I heard a knock at the door. I opened the door to be thrown to the ground instantly. There were three of them, most likely muggers or thieves trying to get over on a simple peasant. I pushed the one on top over and pulled his dagger out of his sheath and stabbed him in the neck." Leave at your own mercy or wield the consequences of a true warrior!" I yelled and the men only chuckled.
One of the men chuckled and said, " You are not what you merely say you are coward." I readied the simplistic dagger I had stolen from the first of the men and replied angrily, " you dare act as foolishly as you stand then you deserve what has been waiting for you."
I charged the man to the right and slammed him into a nearby table made of stone and knocked him out with the blunt side of the dagger. I then swiftly turned around and parried the incoming sword. After that i sliced him across the stomach and he fell to the ground. I tied the guy on the stone table up and got dressed to address the king. I then walked outside the cottage and got my horse prepared to ride to the king's residents.
Once there I tied up the horse and entered the castle. I had no need for escort. I opened the door and saw Arthuria sitting on her throne troubled by something. I asked for permission to speak. She sobbed of course your presents is almost perfect. " King is it time again you must leave?" I asked.
She responded" I fear so but even worse is the fact that one of our trusted allies no longer shares our same nature and goal, for their one new motive is to invade us and take our kingdom."
I felt worried to ask when the time should come when we would be alone without our king but I swore trust to her so I simply asked what was so timely about my arrival. She quickly firmed up and turned towards me and said," I need you to perform a difficult task, you mustn't fail, you must take my leading stature as king while I'm gone." "How must I go about doing so if I have not the training you do as a king."I replied. She glared at me and asked " Do you take me as your king or as a fool?" she chuckled and told me I had training in the morning, something was odd about how she was acting, she was just upset and now she's more determined than ever, but I have no room to speak.
Afterall she is the king and I'm her knight I owe her that much. I told her the reason of why I was here in the first place." I was attacked this morning by what I believed to be thieves of the enemy you spoke of." I explained. She told me to leave it up to her and that she would see to it tomorrow. I wished her a good day and left to an inn to stay the night.
I awoke to a pounding on my room door. I got up and answered the door. To my surprise it was an old friend Gilles the father of the innkeeper. "Hello old friend, what brings you here in such hurry that you not speak with me first." He said as he gave a friendly laugh. Gilles was an Irishman who had ran the inn when I was just a boy. He was like a father to me while my dad was off fighting wars and things of that matter. He taught me all there was to know about education and riches that it could bring if I tried hard enough. Since I wasn't very wealthy back then I appreciated the opportunity and took it when I could. "Sorry I was quite hasty and needed sleep for yesterday was much more of a burden than need be." I replied in a muttered voice.
He asked what had happened yesterday that made me so groggy this morning. I told him of what happened with the thieves and he had said that it had happened to him as well. I wasn't very shocked considering that I don't live that far from here. "Did he bare a name or features unlike the towns folk?" I demanded. By this time I was wide awake and had a set goal to end this spree of ungrateful thieves who call themselves men, I can't have any bit of disgrace shown upon the people who share the same kingdom as me. Gilles described the man to be tall in black leathered armor. I closed the door and put on my armor and shielth. I had smooth armor and on my chestplate i there was a camelot insignia. I then remembered that I had training and rushed away to the training grounds at the castle.
Once I arrived I had realized that I was a few minutes late which I thought wasn't a big deal." A little late are we!" Arthuria exclaimed. I heard my king but yet I could not see her. I took a close look around to try and find her. I saw a blue piece of cloth behind a barricade. I decided to grab a wood sword and walk up to inspect it. Then I heard a blade unsheathe and then I felt sharpness across my neck. " Ok you got me so what are we gonna do sit here all day." I joked. Then I soon realized that I could see the sword against my neck unlike the blade of Arthuria. "Who are you and what is the issue."I said boldly. A manly voice said " Well it isn't me who has the issue it's you with the issue."
I elbowed him in the gut and put my foot on his chest. He lifted my foot and knocked me on my back. I then got up and quickly blocked his greatsword with the wood sword breaking my training weapon. I threw the wood stub away and pulled out my buster blade and my short sword. He charged me with his sword out in front with the blunt side tucked so the tip of the blade could rip through his enemies. He got his sword inches away before I broke it in half with my buster blade and kick him towards a weapon cache. He got up and grabbed a spear. This time I put my short sword out pointing out at him while my buster sword is dug into the ground.
He just sat there staring at me, he seemed to be a worthy foe and my only question is how he got to the castle unnoticed. He grunted and charged me again this time aware of his advantages weapon. I hit the hooked part of the spear and had him pass me. Then I stuck my buster blade into his back and he fell to the ground. I ripped it out and blood splattered on my armor coating it in blood. I called out to Arthuria. She dropped down from the roof to congratulate me. I asked what she meant and she took me inside for a drink.