John felt the ship rocking back and forth….back and forth…back and forth.
' Just another few hours' John thought. The coast was already in view, the coast of freedom, a new life. There it was Gielinor. He thought back to his days of childhood. Hearing the merchants speak of it. Gielinor, what a splendid name. He remembered when he first heard of Gielinor, he was just a wee lad, about the age of 10. He closed his eyes and remembered.
"Knight's in white armor rule this land, a land of danger, monsters and dragon's." The merchant said wide eyed, looking around the campfire at all the kid's. Each youngling not moving, breathing, or blinking in anticipation for what the merchant was about to say.
"Then…worst of all, there are the black knight's. Evil men who want to rule the land with an iron fist. They fought the white knights in a war for Gielinor several generations ago. It was bloody and chaotic. They fought for power over a course of several years. But in 768 they beat the knights completely forcing the small band of Black knights left back into the wilderness. Where they reside today." The merchant said, finishing his story. The merchant smiled and said "Now leave the lot of ya I have to go to sleep."
"Hey kid….kid wake up kid we are here." The captain of the ship, John didn't know his name. Funny because he had been sailing with the man for 2 weeks.
John yawned "Sorry I must have fallen asleep."
"I don't care if you fell asleep now get the hell of my damn boat" the captain scowled.
'That's why I never learned his name, he is a total jerk' John thought.
"Thank you for the boat ride sir" John said to the jerk of a captain.
The captain merely said nothing and walked away.
He walked off the ships with his few items he owned, Bronze dagger, a wooden shield and 100 gold.
What he saw shocked him. Men in black med helms, chainmail and plate legs with a black mace walked around.
John stood there in complete shock.
'Black…black knights?' he thought in total shock, in fact he stood there in complete shock until one of the guards spook up
"Hey buddy are you okay" The guard asked, no older than John.
"Yea…..I am fine." John said, surprised about how the black knight guard was.
"Are you new to Gielinor?" The guard asked, smiling.
"Yea." John stammered, getting over the initial shock.
"Where you heading?" The guard asked, being so friendly it amazed John.
"Lumbridge." He replied.
"Ahh okay, here go over to that shop over there, Maximus will give you a map and a few basic tips." The guard said pointing to a shop about 100 feet away.
"Thanks." John said as he began to walk towards the shop.