Characters:
Dylan 'Wales' Kirkland
Alistair 'Scotland' Kirkland
Arthur 'England' Kirkland
George
Pairings; British siblings
Summary; George, a discharged soldier, is being retired to Wales
London, 1986.
"Since when has Wales been the place to send discharged soldiers?" Alistair asks plainly.
Dylan punches him firmly in the shoulder. The three brothers are wandering from Arthur's flat in London towards the Tower of London. Five ravens circle the tower.
"He can't be around London anymore," Arthur says, "And he's not being 'sent', he's retiring."
"But he is discharged," Alistair says.
"Yes. Unsatisfactory conduct."
"Out of interest," Dylan says nervously, "What did he do?"
"Murder." Alistair says, eyes wide.
Arthur smacks Alistair upside the head. "He didn't murder anyone, don't worry yourself Dylan. He kept destroying television aerials."
Both Alistair and Dylan stop abruptly. A sixth raven joins the five around the tower.
"What?" Arthur asks, "We can't let George protect the crown if he keeps disrupting people's leisure time."
"Why was he destroying aerials?!" Alistair asks, "The fuck?"
"I don't know why. I don't speak raven."
"The fuck are you on about?!"
"Raven George," Arthur gestures to the raven handlers at the base of the Tower, "He's being discharged."
"You said he was a soldier!"
"Yes."
"A raven. As a soldier?!"
"Yes."
Explaination;
Due to old superstition, there always seven ravens at the Tower of London. They are enlisted as soldiers of the United Kingdom, protecting the Crown. They can also be diecharged.
Raven George is a real raven who was discharged for unsatisfactory conduct. He kept attacking television aerials, like above, and was retired to Wales.
Short and sweet, sourced from Ultrafacts.
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