You are in the army now!...Again.

When I was able to open my eyes I saw myself chained inside some very old style wagon. Next to me were unknown person sleeping. Shaking my head and trying to get back to my senses I decided to have a better look. But wagon was tented so I could only look inside the wagon. Everything seemed strange, very old wagon, poorly dressed "companions" and smell of unwashed bodies. Moreover at one side I saw strange short but very burly guys and very tall thin man with long pointy ears.

My brain used to rapid analysis couldn't provide any sensible answer. I was wondering who the hell they are when one of shorties looked at me and said " Why are you staring at me you human shit ? Have you never seen dwarfs and elves?"

Dwarfs and elves? What kind of world is this? Need to get more information.

" You will be surprised, but yes, I have never seen dwarfs and elves."

" What kind of gods forsaken place are you from?" - replied dwarf looking with strange glance at me.

" I know that Kingdom of Red Lake is quite large and there are a lot of remote villages but even in those shitholes they know about dwarves and elves"

So I am in Kingdom of Red Lake but this information is still useless for me. I must get more out of rude but luckily talkative dwarf.

However my attempt of intel gathering was rudely interrupted by loud knock and order to shut up coming from outside of wagon.

So I had to spent next few hours analysing all information I got so far. First thing - this is some kind of fantasy world filled with creatures from fairy tales I read about in my previous world. Second, level of technology is probably similar to High Medieval or Early Renaissance era, but I am not sure yet. This is all I got so far except the name of country I ended up.

Our trip ended abruptly and I started to hear loud orders to get us out of wagons. I was pulled outside with other chained passengers by guards dressed in light leather armour. After taking a quick look around while getting out of wagon I realised that we are inside some sort of fort. When we all got out of wagon we have been ordered to move to towards what I called drilling square. Our guards started to line us up using wooden batons as motivation.

When we all lined up with help of guards we were told to shut up and wait for drill master. Few minutes later man with scars all over his face came to square. He give out similar aura to drill sergeants from my previous world, so I decided to keep silent remembering boot camp experience where I got "grilled" few times for opening my mouth without order.

- Welcome to Hangman's Fort scum. I am drill master Magnus and my duty is to turn murderers, robbers, rapists and other pieces of shit like you into soldier of our great Red Lake Kingdom. I expect complete obedience otherwise you will flogged for first time and hanged in case you disappoint me again. For the next six month I am your god and master, during this six month you will be drilled and taught how to fight like real soldiers. Anyone who fails will be hanged, anyone who tries to run way will be hanged, anyone who tries to cause mutiny will be hanged.

Well now I have clear understanding why this place called Hangman's Fort, you have good chances to be hanged. And first candidate to be hanged appeared within first few minutes. One recruit said that he would prefer to be send into prison rather than end up in army. Without hesitation drillmaster Magnus ordered him to be hanged saying that he doesn't need potential deserters and cowards. Unlucky recruit got quickly dragged to the execution scaffold and was hanged, but unlike usual execution where you would die from braking your neck he was hanged in such way that he strangled for a long time. Shitty death to be honest, slow agony instead of quick end.

After such example there were no sign of disobedience. Drillmaster smiled at such scene and told us that we will be now sent to scribe who will write down our details after which we will be send to wash up and send to barracks to sleep as training will start tomorrow.

Scribe was quite experienced and was able to process most of new recruits. But there was a problem with me. Soldiers that convoyed us told him that they just found me near the road and thinking that I was another vagabond picked up and chained. Scribe told me that vagrancy is crime so there is no problem with me joining the rest of criminals. I decided to play a long and just nodded to most of his questions. Finally he asked me sign the "contract paper" and I decided not to show that I am literate by leaving my ink fingerprint. With bored faced he congratulated me with joining the army of Red Lake Kingdom and kicked me out.

Oh well I am in the army now...fucking again.