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Wednesday, November 16, 2005


uh... part 5... i think
It's really short this time.... because of the ad.
As the weeks passed Xalif’s duties became monotonous. He walked the perimeter of the battlement late one night. He was bored, and the weather was bleak. It rained steadily for three days already and the mud around the battlement was slick and his boots sank halfway. His clothes, the cloak that failed to keep him dry and the rapier at his hip added dead weight to his tired limbs. There were a few more feet to go until he reached the side entrance to the battlement. He planned to switch places with whoever was stationed there and rest his limbs. “I hope there’s a fire.” He griped. The entrance came into view and he strove to move faster. Mud flung up onto his pants due to his quickened step, but he ignored it and kept going. When he finally made it to the entrance his pants and the bottom half of the cloak was covered in mud. The guard admitted him into the alcove and Xalif sank onto the floor. There wasn’t a fire, but the guard handed him a steaming cup of cider. “Thank you.” He told the guard.
“Least I could do.” The guard replied. He sat down adjacent to Xalif and waited for the general’s orders. Xalif sipped at the cider and his eyes strayed to the entrance of the alcove. “What the devil...” he voiced. There was a man approaching, and the guard got up and stood at the entrance. The man walked right up to the guard with out speaking a word. “What is your business?” the guard asked. The man began moving his hands very quickly in a number of gestures. When he was finished the guard admitted his entrance. As the man came closer Xalif recognized him as the deaf soldier he sent with the men he deployed to the forest.
Luin, what’s going on? Xalif signed. A sickening feeling came over him and he became edgy.
The enemy, they are already inside our territory.” Luin signed.
How? Xalif asked.
We think there is a traitor somewhere near the castle. The enemy has already taken the villages beyond the forest. The captain thinks the messenger was a fake. He sent me to rub it in your face. Xalif got to his feet.
Follow me. He quickly signed. Luin followed.
“Keep a sharp look out!” He ordered to the guard. Luin tapped Xalif on the shoulder and signed, where are we going?
To the Queen Xalif answered. This is very bad, very important news, she needs to hear and I don’t think she knows sign language.


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