Chapter 47

"Shut up you punk!" a guard yelled. "Did you not ?! Did you not barge into the kings property uninvited?!"

"All i wanted was a chance!" he yelled back, his pleading eyes facing me." All i wanted was a chance to join the legion!"

I was impressed by his guts. A slave wants to be a legion member, he's definitely not a demon, a slave anyways.

"The training ground is only for the invited and the qualified." came a gruff voice. A warrior stepped into the circle, looking ageless, broad and stock with a bald head and long beard and a scar looking like a tatoo below his right eye. He looked like he's been a professional soldier all his life. He bent a little on seeing me. The young by looked like he's just seen a ghost , he bent his head in shame.

"Allow the young boy speak!" i said.

The boy remained on the ground, he head bowed into the sand."i was not invited sire. That is true but it has always been my dream, ever since i knew myself, to be a soildier. Since my kingdom have been destroyed, i would not mind achieving my dream elsewhere." He paused." All i want is a chance to show what i can do. I am as good as any of these recruits, just give me one chance to prove it. PLease, joining the legion is all i've ever lived for."

"Unfortunately boy, this battleground is not for dreamers. Apparently you are just a dreamer. Why should i give you a chance?"

"I am a fighter milord. I killed a beast once while hunting for my father. i am a fighter and i can prove it. Please give me a chance."

The king's guard stepped forward, shackles in hand."Even if you are going to be given any chance, you'll be shackled since you've broken a law. So boy in your next life..."

I streched out my hands to stop him."Maybe on occassions, an exception may be made" The guard looked up in consternation clearly wanting to speak but having to hold his tongue in deference to a royal leader.

"I admire your spirit boy" That is a big truth." Before we cast you away, i would like to see what you can do" I also knew what he would go through if i left him in that shackles, that damn water, no , he doesn't deserve it.

"But milady" the general saiid."we have our rules..."

" i agree with her." Julian voice came i almost forgot that he was there.

Huh... he agreed? Wow! Does he have a choice?

"Do we have to break rules for a boy?" The general attacked

" The royal family makes the rules" Julian answered sternly, " and the legion answers to the royal family"

"We answer to your father the king and not to you" the general retoted equally defiant. There was a stern silence, the air was thick with tension.

"Huh?" Julian grinned, seems like he's taken control of the whole thing. "Let me remind you Brianne, you now answer to milady Claudia, she's your new leader and you know that." The general's head fell. "who deserves to be shackled now? Just pray she doesn't feel insulted by your unruly act."

The general turned to mutered an apology with a bow."its alright it won't happen next time anyway"

I turned to the boy. "I will give you a chance" I said to him. " Let's see if you can hit that mark"

I gestured to a stack of hay far across the field, with a small red stain in the center, like the one I used during my training. Some spears were lodged in the hay, but mine hit the mark. These huge recruit must have given up on it in order to avoid humiliation.

"if you can do what none of these boys could do" what I did with one try..."if you can hit that mark from here... Then you may join us." Apparently, it's mission impossible, but if he's so brave a dreamer, he should be a brand fighter. According to my y comforter, fear is the only thing that can stop a warrior. He fearlessly broke the demons rules, he should be able to do this.

The boy jumped, picked up a spear, looking fearless like he's done this all his life, focused like that s determine his life.in a quick response, he went on his knees, breathe deeply and hurried the spear. Hundreds of eyes watched as the spear cut through the thick silence. Then came the undeniable sound of metal piercing through hay. It was a perfect strike! The boy rose up, stunned silence enveloped him. Indeed, that shocked everyone. I stepped forwardand shook his trembling hands.

"i was right" I said."you will stay"

"what my Lord!" screamed the king's guard."its not fair! This boy arrived uninvited!"

"he hit that mark. That's invitation enough." I said."do I even need to explain that to you?"

" He's far younger and smaller than the others and he's a witch's son" a knight who seemed to have been seething said.

I faced him with a smirk." I would rather a smaller soldier who can hit that mark than white elephants who cannot. By the way, mind your language around here. I'm not as nice as I look"

"No!" the knight stepped forward."who has made you lord over us? He is a stranger and we would not accept a bad blood..." I smacked him across the face, a slap that caused him to stumble back and fall to the ground, unconscious. Loud gasps filled the air, he looked dead. He deserves to die, yeah if I'm going to unleash my angry on him, but it's not his time, not today. I pointed to the general." wake him up"

The general shook the knight in fury but he didn't budge. He looked up , his face gloomy."hes dead."

I smiled."so fast, I thought he had the guts to look his leader in the face." I walked over to the body. " nuisance, time to wake up." I tapped his shoulder and he opened his eyes. He sat on the ground,head hung down on shame.

I paced around him a wide grin on my face. " Mister Knight, how did hell look like? Sure you got a slight glimpse of it."

I glared at each and everyone of them , till I got to the last, Julian.

"who else haa something to say?" they were all silent.

I turned to the boy.

"who are you?"

"Milord" he bowed."I'm Kabal, a slave's soon, the youngest of four." the boy humiliated by his own words stopped. "im grateful milord" he fell on his knees.

" welcome to the legion Kabal"

"he would be your Knight" I pointed to the night on the ground."trust he won't be rebellious

"who would patner with him? A squire?" they were quiet.whay I expected anyway. I gestured to the huge boy with dreadlocks.

"you! Will patner with him" he nodded solemnly.

"we should all get back to work"

They all disappeared.

Julian walked over grinning widely. "perfect introduction, commander Claudia"