Chapter 1: The Beginning
The bright light of the shone through my second-story window in Uranbatol, finding my eyelids closed. I had woken up very weary from training all this week. Today was Sunday, my day to be home with my family, before once again attempting to pursue my dream of becoming a soldier of Uranbatol. As I stood up, my hooves clicked against the wood floor. I headed downstairs, where I found my father, Ryan, preparing lamb meat he captured last night.
"Hey, Earnest! When did you get home last night?" My mother's gleaming smile peered at me from across the room as she came in from getting water from the well.
"It was very late. Everyone was sleeping, so I just headed up to bed."
"Oh, well what are you doing today?"
"Leroy invited me over tonight. He's coming home for two weeks from the army, and he said we had to catch up on old times, so I'm heading down there later."
I sat down and ate breakfast, which consisted of the lamb meat my father was fixing earlier. After that, I decided to go out. I chose to walk around Uranbatol to the general store to buy some herbs. As I walked outside, I headed for the store. About a block from my destination, I saw the girl of my dreams. Her name was Alayna, and she was an elf. Her stunning golden hair fluttered in the slight breeze, and her radiant brown eyes were as angelic as the heavens. Her and I were acquaintances, as we met at Leroy's house once. I walked up to her and tried to spark a conversation.
"Hey...umm...Alayna, how's it going?"
"Oh, hi...um..Earnest right! I haven't talked to you in months!"
"Yeah, umm...I was wondering...I'm heading down to Leroy's house later, and I was wondering if you want to come with me?"
"Oh...sorry, but I don't think I can, relatives are visiting from Pao, while they're still here."
"Ok, well, I have to go, I'll see you around, I guess."