Eugene Conard : Writing

Chapter II - Dreams, or: the driving force behind my actions

Chapter II - Dreams, or: the driving force behind ..

A Chapter by Eugene Conard


I was born in a village called Vox in the country Cieleta on the continent of Magpur. Cieleta was a decent sized country centered around a large lake...
Chapter III - Tested, or: the part where a dream comes under fire

Chapter III - Tested, or: the part where a dream c..

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The exam to become a knight was split into two distinct parts: a written exam and a combat exercise. Before the Purge, only one in twenty recruits man..
Chapter IV - Downswing, or: the wager that should not have been taken

Chapter IV - Downswing, or: the wager that should ..

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Cross and Firebrand led us into the castle throne room, a large open hall filled with golden pillars and crystal chandeliers. Hanging from the walls w..
Chapter V - Rescued, or: the unlikely meeting in the dark

Chapter V - Rescued, or: the unlikely meeting in t..

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My heart thumped a thousand beats a minute as I ran from the Ogre. I bolted out of the cistern and into the unrelenting darkness of the catacombs. My ..
Chapter VI - Return, or: the time my legs wouldn't stop running

Chapter VI - Return, or: the time my legs wouldn't..

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MacDonald and I pulled the body out of the river and looked it over. Much to my dismay, I recognized the corpse’s scraggly beard, red bandana, a..
Chapter VII - Recover, or: the pact I made

Chapter VII - Recover, or: the pact I made

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A few days later, I finally woke up. Every inch of my body felt like s**t. Fortunately, I wasn’t in the crypt. Some knights had found me and bro..
Chapter VIII - Gate, or: the meeting of future friends

Chapter VIII - Gate, or: the meeting of future fri..

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“Would you rather have really big feet or really big hands?” I asked.Sterling leaned back against the gate and scratched his head. “..
Chapter IX - Window, or: the part where expectations are thrown out

Chapter IX - Window, or: the part where expectatio..

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“My name’s Roland Rice,” the injured man said. “I’m a traveling merchant.”“A merchant?” I asked.&ldquo..
Chapter X - Protector, or: the battle by the fountain

Chapter X - Protector, or: the battle by the fount..

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While Eric was busy breaking into the palace, Sterling and I were doing our normal job guarding the castle gate. Like the previous day, merchants cong..
Chapter XI - Cold, or: the love of a father

Chapter XI - Cold, or: the love of a father

A Chapter by Eugene Conard


Pollux and Castor Gemelo were born in Forenz, a small country to the west of Cieleta, six and a half years before the Purge. Forenz was an inhospitabl..