Easterling Ambush
Chapter 2
Fun
in the Forest
So Faenil and Hegordae set off from camp. They quenched the fire and left, making quick pace. They stepped lightly so as not to give themselves away, but Hegordae's arrogance was getting to Faenil. "You know Sir", he said, "you should really try to step more lightly, like this", He crept forward on his tiptoes until Faenil pushed him from behind and knocked him to the ground. "Mind yourself Hegordae, you should really learn some maturity", he said as we walked away from Hegordae who was now laying face down in a pile of leaves. He got up with leaves and twigs in his hair and called to Faenil who was already almost out of sight, "Wait up you prat!"
Faenil was running away from Hegordae, determined to play some games with him. "That's really no way to talk to a superior!" he called out from ahead mockingly. The trees rushed passed him and leaves crunched under his feet as he ran through the woods. He was just having a bit of fun, his superiors wouldn't care. He lost sight of Hegordae, but he could hear his feet coming up from a distance behind him. He hid behind a tree and peered out from the side. There was no-one. Just then Hegordae came clambering up the path he had made and ran right past the tree Faenil was hiding behind. "Where are you Faenil, or wait, shouldn't I call you Sir?" He said as he ran up the path ahead of Faenil who was listening. Just then Faenil leaped from behind the tree and whipped out his bow and strung an arrow.
Hegordae immediately stopped running and looked behind him. He saw Faenil with an arrow strung pointing at him. "You're dead you prat", he said and loosed the arrow right past Hegordae's head. Hegordae looked awestruck as the arrow flew past him. He regained his wits and spat, "Are you insane, you could have killed me?" "I'm just messing around with you, you really should be more careful. You were more of an orc than a ranger when I saw you run past me", Faenil said, panting. "Oh, come on", he said looking at the horror-struck expression on Hegordae's face, "If you're going to be that scared of your own instructor, the Easterlings will have you in no time you withering little baby."
At this Hegordae ran at Faenil and took him down. Faenil knocked him off and sprang to his feet, unsheathing his sword. "You want to spar do you Sir?" Hegordae said as he unsheathed his own sword. With that Faenil ran at him, swinging his sword. Faenil had much more experience, especially in combat than Hegordae and Hegordae knew this. Hegordae parried his hack at his hips and made a thrust at Faenil's ribs. Faenil knocked it away with a swipe and kicked his feet out from under him. He then rushed in for the kill and made a stroke onto his neck, but Hegordae held up his sword and blocked the stroke. Hegordae then tackled Faenil to the ground and knocked his sword away. Faenil ran for his sword, but Hegordae grabbed his feet and dragged him back. "Not going anywhere Sir", he said mockingly as he held on to his legs. "Oh I'll be going somewhere", Faenil said and punched Hegordae right in the neck. He sprang away, grabbed his sword and ran back. He swung the sword high and Hegordae went to parry the upward stroke, but at the last second Faenil swung low and caught him the stomach.
"I win", he said and sheathed his sword. Hegordae followed suit, panting as he said, "You're too fast." "I'm not that fast", Faenil replied, panting as well. "We really have to make some more progress. We shouldn't have stopped, that only tired us and wasted time. But we did, so we'll have to live with it. Now we have to make a quick pace through the woods to catch up to the band of Easterlings ahead." "Whatever you say Sir", Hegordae replied as they started running through the forest again.
Chapter 2
Fun
in the Forest
So Faenil and Hegordae set off from camp. They quenched the fire and left, making quick pace. They stepped lightly so as not to give themselves away, but Hegordae's arrogance was getting to Faenil. "You know Sir", he said, "you should really try to step more lightly, like this", He crept forward on his tiptoes until Faenil pushed him from behind and knocked him to the ground. "Mind yourself Hegordae, you should really learn some maturity", he said as we walked away from Hegordae who was now laying face down in a pile of leaves. He got up with leaves and twigs in his hair and called to Faenil who was already almost out of sight, "Wait up you prat!"
Faenil was running away from Hegordae, determined to play some games with him. "That's really no way to talk to a superior!" he called out from ahead mockingly. The trees rushed passed him and leaves crunched under his feet as he ran through the woods. He was just having a bit of fun, his superiors wouldn't care. He lost sight of Hegordae, but he could hear his feet coming up from a distance behind him. He hid behind a tree and peered out from the side. There was no-one. Just then Hegordae came clambering up the path he had made and ran right past the tree Faenil was hiding behind. "Where are you Faenil, or wait, shouldn't I call you Sir?" He said as he ran up the path ahead of Faenil who was listening. Just then Faenil leaped from behind the tree and whipped out his bow and strung an arrow.
Hegordae immediately stopped running and looked behind him. He saw Faenil with an arrow strung pointing at him. "You're dead you prat", he said and loosed the arrow right past Hegordae's head. Hegordae looked awestruck as the arrow flew past him. He regained his wits and spat, "Are you insane, you could have killed me?" "I'm just messing around with you, you really should be more careful. You were more of an orc than a ranger when I saw you run past me", Faenil said, panting. "Oh, come on", he said looking at the horror-struck expression on Hegordae's face, "If you're going to be that scared of your own instructor, the Easterlings will have you in no time you withering little baby."
At this Hegordae ran at Faenil and took him down. Faenil knocked him off and sprang to his feet, unsheathing his sword. "You want to spar do you Sir?" Hegordae said as he unsheathed his own sword. With that Faenil ran at him, swinging his sword. Faenil had much more experience, especially in combat than Hegordae and Hegordae knew this. Hegordae parried his hack at his hips and made a thrust at Faenil's ribs. Faenil knocked it away with a swipe and kicked his feet out from under him. He then rushed in for the kill and made a stroke onto his neck, but Hegordae held up his sword and blocked the stroke. Hegordae then tackled Faenil to the ground and knocked his sword away. Faenil ran for his sword, but Hegordae grabbed his feet and dragged him back. "Not going anywhere Sir", he said mockingly as he held on to his legs. "Oh I'll be going somewhere", Faenil said and punched Hegordae right in the neck. He sprang away, grabbed his sword and ran back. He swung the sword high and Hegordae went to parry the upward stroke, but at the last second Faenil swung low and caught him the stomach.
"I win", he said and sheathed his sword. Hegordae followed suit, panting as he said, "You're too fast." "I'm not that fast", Faenil replied, panting as well. "We really have to make some more progress. We shouldn't have stopped, that only tired us and wasted time. But we did, so we'll have to live with it. Now we have to make a quick pace through the woods to catch up to the band of Easterlings ahead." "Whatever you say Sir", Hegordae replied as they started running through the forest again.