3. Mark's discharge

Mark's discharge


  • "Discharge? Wha… why?"

    Mark stood dumbfounded.
    The captain sighed, stood up calmly and walked around his office.

    "Mark, your orders were clear. If your superior fell, you were to retreat."

    "But our objectives were achieved, and only one footman was w…"

    Mark replied, but the captain cut him short

    "It doesn't matter, Mark. You disobeyed direct orders, you needlessly endangered the lives of other soldiers.
    You do not have the training nor the position to lead.
    You are lucky his Lordship didn't order a public switching, as the family of your fellow demanded.
    Personally I would've let them have their way…"

    "The Red Knight..."

    "Stow your whining, boy.
    The Red Knight doesn’t favour you anymore than she does any of us, despite your father’s capabilities.
    Quite frankly, I haven’t seen you live up to even half of his exploits.
    You will never get anywhere if you do not learn to respect your superiors.
    Now go, his Lordship’s orders were clear.
    Your status on his lands is now that of a peasant, you are to return your armour and weaponry.
    Your belongings will be returned to you, and you will leave for your village soon after.”

    _Mark sighed and did as he was told… “Maybe I should’ve done that in the first place.” No… despite Ben losing his arm, if they would’ve retreated, some would’ve died…
    They took the camp, sure enough, none escaped, so the other groups couldn’t be warned.
    If they had retreated, every other encampment would know they were discovered.
    He cursed those bloody Lords and their bloody wars.

    Coming to the crossroads, he looked around.
    There was the road he once walked down, he hadn’t walked down in the past two years.
    The road home…
    But he didn’t walk down the road. He turned the other way.
    “Away from these wars between humans, these Lords, far away…”_

    EDIT:
    ((
    You'd think that after a year I'd know better, but I still made this mistake 😉

    character name: Mark Kelben
    login: wannabe_irish

    ))


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