Ethans Story

Prologue

Clearly, George was going to die. The bandits had surrounded him and all of them were armed. Suddenly, George saw a ladder leading up to the city walls. Quickly, he threw a knife at the bandit between him and the ladder. Jumping over the body, he lept up onto the ladder and climbed up towards the outside world. Running along the city walls, George saw a ramp leading down to the streets below.

George dashed down the ramp. Running through the streets, he jumped over objects in his way. Out of nowhere, a bandit stepped out in front of George from an alleyway. He drew a short sword and speared George on it in one fluid movement. As he felt his body going numb, he heard his killer say, "Don't mess with Karch."

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Dekan took off his tunic, wet from "playing" in the practice yards for 4 hours straight. The smell of sweat came up from the moist piece of clothing when he dropped it on the floor. Off the the laudry for you, He thought, picking it back up and putting it in the hamper.

He walked ever to the window. Looking out, he could see the sun just setting. He watched for a while, then went to take a bath bedfore going to sleep.

Dekan was awoken by a noise from his window. Curious, he climbed out of bed and went outside, dressing as he went. As he stepped out of his door, a small man ran straight into him. Spinning, the man started running another direction. From behind him 4 darkly dressed men ran after him. Then out from where he was about to go before his ran into Dekan, another man ran out after him from an alleyway, cursing. Realizing there might be trouble, Dekan grabbed his sword and ran after them.

Dekan ran faster, trying to catch up. Rounding a corner he saw the man surrounded at a dead end. He shouted at them hoping somthing would happen. It did. All the darkly dressed men scattered, somehow, leaving Dekan with the other man huddled in a corner. "Let's get you a drink, my friend," Dekan said, offering his hand to the smaller man. "What's your name?"

"George," the other man replied...

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Tolamac woke up for some weird reason. Just as well, he thought. I sould go into town anyway. Tolamac was a farmer who, every monday, brought his goods into the town of Decrem to sell. He had a long ride to get to town, so he arived long after all the other merchants had set up and started selling.

Tolamac arrived in Decrem while it was still dark. Must've woken up earlier than i thought, he said to himself. As he came up to an intersection, a small man ran right in front of him, followed by four other men in dark clothing. Tolamac kept riding looking not at the road in front of him, but the five men who had just crossed his path. Suddenly, a man ran straight into his cart, knocking crates of fruits and vegetables into the mud. The man fell over, looking dizzy. "What do you think you are doing?" Tolamac snapped, infuriated. "That'll cost you." The man got up and started running away. Tolamac took a crossbow out of his pack and, loading it quickly, shot a quarrel after the man, hitting him squarely in the back.

The man toppled over, rolling a few times, then staying still. That'll teach him, thought Tolamac, pulling the quarrel out of the man's back and hid the crossbow in his pack. He rode off towards the market, knowing somehow that this would be a good day.

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