All right, friends. My horse is hungry, I'm bored, and my 'caress the magical Elven double scimitar' arm is getting weak. I'm putting my arms down and going home to feed Kalan so she doesn't die on me. After that, I'll be training for mounted combat as well as improving my scouting skills.
If you have need of me, I'll be in the woods of Breeland. Just ask the trees--they'll know where to find me.
Warm wishes to you all,
Brenys
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
A Time for Change?
Life is about change...right? It is hard to change. After 20 years, after constant training, after...how many fights...scars...death...? I am not good with numbers, but I know it was a lot. I remember most of their faces...I think. I remember my scars. I do not remember my family or much of my childhood. I do not even remember my given name. "Swiftslayer..." "Goliath..." Perhaps I need to make my own name. I know that killing is wrong...stealing...ignoring the pain of those people call "innocent." I have been hardened by the nature of life and death. Hardened by my years of avoiding both. As what most would call a slave, I was freed of the burden of thought outside of combat. I have lead men, but I do not feel I am a leader of men. Tactical maneuvers and re-enacted battles are not war...only the mechanics of it. I am most definitely not a leader of men. At best, I am a destroyer of men. I know the best ways to take an opponent down. At least I have had the forethought to give them a chance at life, since I know longer play by the rules of my former life.
My anger...my greatest strength, my biggest weakness. I have to overcome it...but when I do, I fear I must leave my family...my first life...behind forever. I watch the companions around me, each driven by a purpose...especially Qiang. His certainty about the ways of life sways me from my centralized thought. Perhaps a code is what I need. Rules. Perhaps I can call on his wisdom. His goodness. Maybe if I go through the motions I will learn to understand why. There is a lot to undo. Goodbye, Master. I must find my own path now. Thank you.
-Goliath
My anger...my greatest strength, my biggest weakness. I have to overcome it...but when I do, I fear I must leave my family...my first life...behind forever. I watch the companions around me, each driven by a purpose...especially Qiang. His certainty about the ways of life sways me from my centralized thought. Perhaps a code is what I need. Rules. Perhaps I can call on his wisdom. His goodness. Maybe if I go through the motions I will learn to understand why. There is a lot to undo. Goodbye, Master. I must find my own path now. Thank you.
-Goliath
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