The Enemy of All Women, William Fraust

"William!!! You goddamn womanizer!" An angry man comes rushing out of his house with a butcher knife chasing a half-naked young man. "I catch you with my daughter again I'll gut your insides, you hear!"

"Haha shove it, old man," William bluntly says back without a care in the world.

"S-shove it!? I KILL YOU WHERE YOU STAND YOU YOUNG PUNK!" The man is exploding with rage. Steam is fuming through his ears as he chases William through the crowded streets of Haven. "STOP RUNNING AND FACE ME LIKE A MAN!"

"Hey hey, easy I'm a pacifist!" He retorts towards the man's aggression.

"P-papa no!" Behind them, a young woman comes running struggling to keep up. "W-wait! This man is my future husband!"

The two men stopped dead in their tracks.

"W-wHaT!?" they both say strangely in sync.

"You want to marry this scoundrel!? " says the girl's father.

She wipes a tear of joy from her cheeks. "Mhm, I love him, Papa!"

"C-caroline, what are you on about?" William looks confused.

"Who's Caroline? M-my name is Mary…," She says.

Down in the marketplace, two guards are patrolling the streets. Amongst the people one guard spot a naked man shamelessly running through the streets.

"Hey isn't that the new paladin from the head church? William Fruast was it?" The taller guard says.

"Yeah that's him alright," The other guard responds.

Confused the taller they watched him being chased throughout the streets like an idiot.

"Why is he only in his knickers?"

"Don't you know," the other guard smirks as he watches the spectacle.

"Know what?"

"He's the enemy of all women."

"Hmm, you don't say…"

William bursts through a peer of church doors with a loud crash.

"I-I think I lost them...I-I'm so o-out of breath. He's so old! H-how does he have so much s-stamina?"

Lucky for him there seems to be no one inside the sanctuary. He leans on a nearby wall sliding down to the wooden floor. He soon drifts off as his body drags him to sleep.

"William!" the sound of someone clearing their throat shakes him awake.

"Old man I said I'm not… Dad!?" The sight of him catches him off guard.

"More shenanigans I see… And it's Father Curtis now, you're now a paladin of the head church." The old priest gives him a look of disappointment. "Why are you in your underwear?"

"Da... I mean... Father Curtis I can explain, I swear," William stands profusely trying to explain his situation but the Father only waves him off.

"When will you learn to be more responsible!? Being a Paladin requires discipline… something I thought you would've learned by now."

His father releases a long sigh letting go of his frustration. "William are you hungry it's been so long since you were down here at South Gate."

"I must be heading back soon. But next time?" He sadly rubs the back of his head wanting to stay just a little longer.

"Remember that these doors will always open for you here. I may not be your biological father, but you are my son."

He simply nods his head before he steps out the door. ?"I must be going, Dad."

"William!? Wait!" He grabs William's shoulder as he turned for the door.

"What is it? I'm afraid to be late," he says to his father.

"Allow me to fetch you some fresh garments."

William looks down at himself just remembering that he's only in his underwear.