Prelude
Being young and in training to become a soldier or just being a young solider wasn't really that rare. The Company was a place where men could start a new life, to sort of speak. Captain was the head of the Company's regiment and one of the most respected men. He made sure that any man that enlisted into the Company had dealt with any loose ends before becoming part of the… 'family'.
Many men saw the Company as a fresh start, even away to right old wrongs. Therefore no man that joined knew the true names of his comrades, such was the way of the Company. Your true name connects you to your pass so therefore, it was abandoned and you were given a new name. These new names that the men adopted described them one way or another.
Like Token, one of the Company's wizards. He is not only a ferrous gambler, but the wounds he inflicts on his enemies is what one would call a trade mark. Wizards were thought to bring death and destruction; the Company itself had a well renowned reputation as such as well. The Company's wizards however played more tricks with light hearted sorcery on each other then anything else.
… Then there's me, but I'm not a wizard…
Captain says there's no place for a women in war, but when it came to me there wasn't much of a choice. Captain decided to make the exception in my case; every military operation needed a person of medical intelligence. On the battle field, I've got mad skill with my medical kit and a sword, but… I get scared easily.
Captain made sure that no one knew about me being female. He said cause he's lose the respect of his men; they'd think he went crazy. But I knew that wasn't it, some of the men in the Company have problems… abusing women. Needless to say every one in the Company had some sort of record, wither it was abusing women lustfully or pillaging towns.
Spider, one of the Company's wizards, sort of became my guardian. I was no more then thirteen when I came to the Company. It was Spider who demanded he be the one to watch over me. Spider was highly regarded and he knew no one would mess with me if he was in charge.
Being female was dangerous enough, so it had to be kept a secret.
Spider seems to be the only one in the Company who knows the old language of the forgotten time. Spider went through loads of manuscripts and translates them, in hopes it will give us a heads up on out enemy's activities. It was from one of the most ancient of texts that he found the name Rin. Spider didn't tell me the meaning of it and truthfully I didn't bother to ask. I just accepted the name and continued my training.
Years went by and it become harder for me as a women to remain a secret
Spider focused on my skills of medical use and of course my sword. I had a little healer's blood in me so Spider taught me a little magic. A small healing spell, a small shield, and a small illusion of a deadly creature. I was no wizard and he knew that, he just taught me enough to get by and enough that my small amount of magic would allow.
Many of the old comrades knew of my 'secret', but didn't really seem to care. Captain knew them well, I had saved their lives more then once and they'd hate to admit it.
By now some of the old ones took a shine to me and smacked the ones around that didn't agree with a women in the Company.
There was one however my own age, but always seemed to make me extremely uncomfortable. Who happen to be my first patient every morning and this morning was no different. He complained of how god awful sick he was and insisted I was the only cure. I rolled my eyes as Spider once again had to pry Garit from my side.
DigiFox86 here, I hope that you like the begining of this story, it is slightly based on the trilage of 'the black company' so Discalmer for the bases of the story I guess. It was orginal done in a guys prospective with like no romance what so ever so I added alot of different stuff, really the Disclaimer is just for the simple fact that I don't feel like getting into trouble with some of the phrases and word useage and stuff.