As Prince Seifer continued on his quest to retrieve his wife-to-be, his
doubts of finding her in Galbadian territory grew. For all he knew, she
could have fled all the way to the Trabian mountains, where the coldness
bit at your skin and the blizzards froze you into an icy statue in the
blink of an eye. Why he left the castle in the first place, he did not
know. It was as if it was all meant to be, he wondered if the great mage
Odine knew of his fate. The prince wondered about how long and how far he
would have to go to take her back, he felt like he could go to the end of
the world for a damsel such as her. He would have no other, and no other
shall have he for his heart was set. *Please Bahamut, please watch over us
as we make our way through this obstacle in life*, the gate to Deling City
was visible now, the sight raised his spirits and he dashed down to the
entrance.
************************************************************************ It was my first day as an instructor at the Deling City school of military arts. At first I had no idea that it had anything to do with combat and violence, but after a quiet meal with Zell and Irvine, all was revealed. I stepped slowly into my classroom feeling quite confident and sure of myself. I hoped my pupils would be well-behaved so as to cause me less trouble than what I already have on my shoulders.
"Good morning class, I have been appointed as your new field instructor, I am-", I fell short of words as I realized I had no family name, no alias family name anyway.
"Instructor Thomas", I added quickly to prevent any suspicion. I could not afford to lose my low profile now that I had reached Galbadia. Looking at my desk, I could see the program for the entire semester. The one that I was supposed to be covering was "Elemental Properties and Basic Combat Skills". I took a deep breath and looked back up to the class.
"Does anyone have an idea on how elemental properties can help you in a battle?", I looked around for a raised hand and finally found one near the back of the room.
"Yes? May I also ask your names before you answer, only for courtesy reasons of course".
"Squire number seven-seven-three-zero Tristan Lowcroft. Elemental properties have a large impact on battles as they may inflict more or less damage upon your enemy depending on their strenghs and weaknesses", it surprised me the fact that the students here seemed so straight and respectful. It was probably the Galbadian army's influence. The look and feel of glorious victory after a siege must look very tempting and inviting to these young minds. Also how they stood up so quickly showed their wanting to shed their childhood dreams of being mercenaries and become ordained warriors serving their liege.
"Very good answer Tristan, would anybody else like to add extra emphasis or other ideas?", a hand rose in the front row belonging to a small, but determined looking child.
"Squire number four-nine-two-six Alexander Lindell. Weapons can also have elemental properties infused so as to inflict damage while adding an elemental status."
"Yes, for those of you who may not know. Weapons can be elementally infused to aid you in combat. Some weapons even add bad status such as poison, sleep or paralysis". A long discussion on weapons began as one comment lead to another. The pupils recorded their notes on parchment and read over them.
"May I have your attention please" I raised my hand above me to signal silence. "Now is there anyone who knows some basic battle or field strategies?". The room became blank, a few of them began thinking and looking in their old notes until I signalled for their attention once more.
"There are three basic combat tactics: attack, defend and magic" I found a few pieces of chalk next to a large slate to my left and wrote up the three points.
"The only real active tactis whilst on the field is Draw", as I turned to write on the slate, I could hear furious scratching of quill and parchment behind me. Despite how it was unclean, I was actually appreciating that they had put ink pots in the pupils' desks.
"Draw", I continued "can only be used when in the presence of a Draw Point. To use Draw, absorb the magic contained in the Draw Point with two hands. The magic should be useable in battle or on the field if it is curing magic". Later in the day after a rest, I took the students outdoors for practical exercises and a demonstration of basic attack patterns and countering tactics. The bell rang later on and the students went back to their homes. I walked back with Zell because Irvine had stayed back to work on maintenance.
"So, what brings you to Galbadia Delilah?" asked Zell. The awkward silence was broken by a sneeze as I thought of what I could say.
"Well I came for a career, I wanted to make a difference", it was not entirely false. I truly did want to make a difference. To rid Balamb of aggresive attacks, to prevent any more bloodshed. I could feel my eeyes moistening as those horrific images came back into play over and over. I wanted to hide, to run away from my problems, my fate....
************************************************************************ Night threatened to fall across the cloudy Galbadian sky. Prince Seifer looked around at the stillness and silence of the packed up stands and stores. He made his way over to the inn and drowned his sorrows and worries out on rum.
************************************************************************ It was my first day as an instructor at the Deling City school of military arts. At first I had no idea that it had anything to do with combat and violence, but after a quiet meal with Zell and Irvine, all was revealed. I stepped slowly into my classroom feeling quite confident and sure of myself. I hoped my pupils would be well-behaved so as to cause me less trouble than what I already have on my shoulders.
"Good morning class, I have been appointed as your new field instructor, I am-", I fell short of words as I realized I had no family name, no alias family name anyway.
"Instructor Thomas", I added quickly to prevent any suspicion. I could not afford to lose my low profile now that I had reached Galbadia. Looking at my desk, I could see the program for the entire semester. The one that I was supposed to be covering was "Elemental Properties and Basic Combat Skills". I took a deep breath and looked back up to the class.
"Does anyone have an idea on how elemental properties can help you in a battle?", I looked around for a raised hand and finally found one near the back of the room.
"Yes? May I also ask your names before you answer, only for courtesy reasons of course".
"Squire number seven-seven-three-zero Tristan Lowcroft. Elemental properties have a large impact on battles as they may inflict more or less damage upon your enemy depending on their strenghs and weaknesses", it surprised me the fact that the students here seemed so straight and respectful. It was probably the Galbadian army's influence. The look and feel of glorious victory after a siege must look very tempting and inviting to these young minds. Also how they stood up so quickly showed their wanting to shed their childhood dreams of being mercenaries and become ordained warriors serving their liege.
"Very good answer Tristan, would anybody else like to add extra emphasis or other ideas?", a hand rose in the front row belonging to a small, but determined looking child.
"Squire number four-nine-two-six Alexander Lindell. Weapons can also have elemental properties infused so as to inflict damage while adding an elemental status."
"Yes, for those of you who may not know. Weapons can be elementally infused to aid you in combat. Some weapons even add bad status such as poison, sleep or paralysis". A long discussion on weapons began as one comment lead to another. The pupils recorded their notes on parchment and read over them.
"May I have your attention please" I raised my hand above me to signal silence. "Now is there anyone who knows some basic battle or field strategies?". The room became blank, a few of them began thinking and looking in their old notes until I signalled for their attention once more.
"There are three basic combat tactics: attack, defend and magic" I found a few pieces of chalk next to a large slate to my left and wrote up the three points.
"The only real active tactis whilst on the field is Draw", as I turned to write on the slate, I could hear furious scratching of quill and parchment behind me. Despite how it was unclean, I was actually appreciating that they had put ink pots in the pupils' desks.
"Draw", I continued "can only be used when in the presence of a Draw Point. To use Draw, absorb the magic contained in the Draw Point with two hands. The magic should be useable in battle or on the field if it is curing magic". Later in the day after a rest, I took the students outdoors for practical exercises and a demonstration of basic attack patterns and countering tactics. The bell rang later on and the students went back to their homes. I walked back with Zell because Irvine had stayed back to work on maintenance.
"So, what brings you to Galbadia Delilah?" asked Zell. The awkward silence was broken by a sneeze as I thought of what I could say.
"Well I came for a career, I wanted to make a difference", it was not entirely false. I truly did want to make a difference. To rid Balamb of aggresive attacks, to prevent any more bloodshed. I could feel my eeyes moistening as those horrific images came back into play over and over. I wanted to hide, to run away from my problems, my fate....
************************************************************************ Night threatened to fall across the cloudy Galbadian sky. Prince Seifer looked around at the stillness and silence of the packed up stands and stores. He made his way over to the inn and drowned his sorrows and worries out on rum.
