Uhm... I am not sure how to start with this...
We were just given an empty book, a pencil
and the order to update our diaries as often
as possible.
So yeah, this is going to be
my first entry, and hopefully not the last
one...
It's pretty rainy and dark outside; it seems
that a big storm is coming.
It's so cold right now...
We can't light a fire as we are pretty
close to the enemy borders.
But I am not complaining,
after the days of marching under the hot and
unforgiving sun, this rain comes as the perfect
relief before our big day tomorrow.
Luckily,
my watching shift finished a few hours ago,
so I have the whole night to prepare myself.
Uhm, I guess I should write something about
my background before I tell you about what's
coming tomorrow.
I have a family you know?
A beautiful wife, two kids and a brother and
a sister who are of the same age as me.
We were all living under the same roof, minding
our own business, having a happy life.
Recently, we were hearing more and more stories about
the strange creatures and monsters rising on our north east borders.
We were ignoring
them as they sounded pretty foolish and way
too unreal. But we were wrong. We were so
wrong...
After we lost our huge fortress in
a swift strike from this unknown force, me,
my brother and my sister were all recruited the next day.
So here we are, hundreds of
us, sitting in this mud and dead silence,
waiting to get the final order to move out.
I've never hold a sword in my life.
Never need it actually.
Those few times when we
had some problems with the region wolves,
I could chase them off by yelling at them
and acting like a drunken idiot.
But I guess that won't save my life this time, only if my enemies die from laughing.
Luckily, my brother and sister are not like me, they are
both pretty talented warriors.
I really hope that I have also received some fighting genes from my father.
I don't know where they are, my brother
and sister.
We were divided into the three large groups
so I guess we are going to defend or attack from the 3 fronts.
Guys from my group seem to be cool.
I have found a few
friends, Jack, John and this crazy chick Lizzy,
we call her Liz.
They are all equally clueless
about all this, just like me.
Jack was actually my neighbor, living in the nearby village and John is his good friend.
We don't know anything about Liz, she was pretty quiet so far, but at least she smiled at us.
We have agreed to keep an eye on each other and to look after each other,
so I guess that's my gang right now.
They are all sleeping;
at least I think they are.
They need all the strength they can get.
I should also go to sleep, but I am too nervous.
I can't stop thinking of what I've heard
a few hours ago, after returning from my shift.
As I was passing by my generals, I heard them
talking about building a few protective towers.
I guess that's our task for tomorrow.
I really hope it is, as I plan to ask my friends
to teach me how to better wield my sword.
I really need to get better with it, as soon as possible.
This is really happening. The war has come to these peaceful lands.
And I am the part of it, as well as hundreds of my new friends,
sleeping and talking around me.
Way too scared to admit that at the end, most of them won't
be alive to return to their homes and show
the diaries to their families.
I have this great general in my group, people call him
the Beastmaster.
He can actually summon a Hawk that watches over our area, so nothing will sneak upon us this night.
I will try to talk to him tomorrow, but now, I will do my best to get some rest.
Wish me luck.
This bloody rain simply doesn't want to stop.
It has been raining for the whole week, without a sign that it's gonna spare us.
It's so hard to find a good place to write my new entry
and to be honest; I couldn't wait to tell
you about my second week.
So yeah, I am still alive, we all are!
People in my group did a great job with building the towers.
We've managed to build our first
watch tower a whole day before the other two groups got their own.
I think it's because
of this guy, the Beastmaster.
It's like he has some kind of an aura that lifts our spirits
and makes us a lot stronger.
I really like
him, we all do.
I actually managed to talk
with the big guy, but that's a story for another occasion.
Generals have agreed to reward the group which first erects all towers.
I can't wait to see
what it's going to be; because I am pretty
sure that we are going to win this small inner competition.
We are currently leading for a whole day, so you can say that the group moral is pretty high.
Everyone is happy, talking to each other and sharing their stories like
they knew each other for their whole lives.
I have almost forgotten that we are actually
in a war.
It's so peaceful!
My brother and sister have managed to contact me.
My general gave me one of his hawks to
send our letters.
Both of them have ended
in the same group, so they have a chance to
keep each other safe.
They have also found
a few friends.
I can't wait to finally see
them, but as long as they are safe and healthy,
I am fine.
Uhm, they mentioned something strange
about their general, Knight Davion is his name.
If it's true what people say, that guy
can actually turn into a real Dragon!
Can
you imagine that?!
I have never seen a dragon
in my life, even a dead one.
I am so glad
that this guy is on our side!
I have finally found some time to practice
with my sword.
Liz is actually a great person,
once she stops being shy.
She is also a great teacher, and knows a great deal about wielding these swords.
Her father is a blacksmith,
but too old to join this war.
She also has a small brother and a mother who works around the house.
She taught me some pretty cool
moves, though I was only trying them on the
trees, but uhm, but they don't fight back.
I have
also seen her using her bow with a great skill.
I will ask her to make me one when she gets
some time off.
My other two friends are usually sitting near us and laugh at me while Liz kicks my ass.
Jack prefers a spear, while
John has this massive axe, which is probably
capable of destroying a whole forest in one
blow.
Oh, I am so glad to have them here with me!
We are soon going to move out a few miles
further to start building our second tower.
I have been assigned to supervise a small
team and manage the resources.
Beastmaster won't be here to keep an eye on us as we are
going more deeply in the neutral area.
He will go ahead and scout for the enemy movement while we do our job.
I have to somehow get
enough confidence to show no fear to my team.
There will be a response team not so far from
us, so even if something happens, we will
get help in no time.
Once we build our second tower, there is one more thing to do -- and luckily, I won't be the one doing it.
There is a river which,
from what I understand, divides our two territories.
Once you cross it, you are officially in the
enemy territory.
The last task is to build
a tower that will be the first line of the defense,
a tower that will watch over the river.
But that's a pretty dangerous mission,
as you are very close to the enemy territory.
We have a special team that will be assigned to do the job, and they should be coming in a few days.
Our job is to build that second
tower before they come,
and that's what I am going to do, without making a single mistake.
We were finally blessed with our first sunny day.
The only problem is, the trees are so
damn high and huge that this mud will still
be among us for a few days.
We have managed
to organize our group camp and to build our
tents from the branches, leaves and other
stuff we have found.
It's a great feeling
to crawl into your own leaf bed after the
hard working day, and at the same time, to
be surrounded by your brothers and sisters in arms.
There were no surprises during the last week.
No attacks, no strange movements, no nothing.
If I could dare to think, I would say that
our enemies, whoever they are, gave up.
But we all know that's not true.
They are there somewhere, and we are here, waiting in the dead, cold silence.
It's just like a peaceful
and warm breeze before the hell storm.
Even if we don't see any dark clouds, we can sense
them coming, growing bigger and stronger with each day.
I am afraid to admit, but I actually
wish to see something happen, to get at least
something, any kind of update; as this peace
is actually doing more damage to our moral.
But maybe I am going crazy, and I probably am.
I.. I don't know... We can just wait...
