Chapter Two
"Wh-where is he?" Anubi asked, paws wringing, then fiddling with his belt buckle, then coming to rest on his scabbard.
The General noticed this, and raised an eyebrow, smiling the tiniest bit, corners of his mouth lifting ever so slightly.
This behavior was common among new recruits, and recruits that had never seen anybody so far above their rank.
"In His Highness' quarters."
Where else would he be?
The General walked away, shaking his head.
Anubi walked away also, heading the opposite way, to Ganon's tower.
Why him? He hadn't done anything good or bad recently. He knew Ganondorf wouldn't compliment him, so...what could it be?
When he got to the door, it had a riddle on it.
Knock as many times
As Darknuts at a table.
Minus the number of weapons
A Darknut carries.
Anubi knew there was five Darknuts at a table.
Everyone did.
He almost knocked four times, then remembered that Darknut sheilds are sharpened, too, so they can be thrown.
He knocked three times, sure it was the right answer.
The door swung open.
There was no one there, but only a pile on the desk.
When Anubi stepped in, he saw the pile was pitch black armor and a red cape, with a note pinned to it.
You, Anubi, are promoted.
Anubi staggered back, not believing what he was seeing.
A Gold, straight to a Black Caped? It was unheard of! He was suddenly among the elite!
As soon as he stepped into that armor, he held more power than anyone except the High General himself.
He was almost afraid to touch it, thinking that if he took another step, he'd wake up.
He closed his eyes and walked straight forward until he bumped into something and his paw brushed cold steel and soft material.
There also was a sword made of black metal and a shield of the same material, with gold stripes.
It was not a dream.
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