Fjondari - year 981

  ClerDam, at noon

  Jareth, almost grown up now, walks in the market and enters a shop called “The Fisher's chain”. He goes through the shop and enters the back of the store. He looks back for a moment to be sure that none is following him. He moves a carpet to reveal a hidden door. He opens it and climbs in. He walks among some passages until he enters a room filled with a bunch of unknown people. He looks down a little and sees his friend Micheal talking with some guys and he sits next to him. “Whacha doing Mike?” asked Jareth.

  “Jareth, please, help me get some sense in this man. We talked about whether we should bring the real royal bloodline king on the throne and he thinks that we should do it now and remove Sentras” said Micheal. “I get your point but maybe he is right, maybe it would be better if Milos gets on the throne. We may even speed up the process of building the empire” advised Jareth. “Maybe you are right. Fine then. Now we know what to do with him when he arrives” said Micheal. “Wait, he is coming here??” asked Jareth confused. “Yes he is com-All stand to hail for the true throne of Fjondari, Milos Jahvi!!!” Micheal gets interrupted by the loud introduction of the true royal blood that should sit in the throne instead of Sentras. From the entrance stands a boy, no older than 20, with broad shoulders and long dark curly hair. His beauty is otherworldly. “Thank you all, for building this alliance to support my claim and for fighting so that our empire will have a brighter future!” said Milos as the alliance screamed his name “Dosi! Dosi! Dosi! Dosi!” they all shouted. The word “Dosi” means Savior as Milos will save them from corruption. “Jareth Rook, may I have a moment with you in private?” asked Milos. They got out of the main room and went a little deep into the passages. “I know that you probably want to start the restoration of my crown right now but there is a mole in your alliance. Now I don’t know who it is, but someone here works for Sentras and probably has guards on hold so at any moment he could arrest us all. I suggest you gather only a group of five most trusted warriors and we make an escape before this event turns into a massacre.” said Milos. “Wait, how can you be sure of the mole?” asked Jareth. “Let’s just say a birdie told me.” said Milos. “We have no time to spare, collect the men of your choosing and let’s leave” added Milos. Jareth listened to him and went back to the room where he took his 5 most trusted men, his childhood friends George and Micheal, his brother Drevid, and 2 guys from the alliance who worked with him when Jareth was a king’s guard. They met up in a passage that led outside of the city. “Would you mind telling us why you brought us here?” asked Drevid. “Just before I tell you, where is Milos?” asked Jareth. “He has brought you here because you are his most trusted men and also because there is a mole in the alliance” said MIlos as he stepped out of a tree’s shadow. “A mole” everyone gasped. “Yes, a mole. Someone in the alliance is Sentras’s spy and plans to take me out. I’m also sorry to inform you that the whole alliance has been arrested except you and now the 7 of us are on our own.” stated Milos. “So you mean everyone was arrested in the camp and now only we remain?” asked George. “Precisely” said Milos. “Also now that we don’t have a camp anymore, does anyone have a hideout?” asked Milos. “We could have a temporary camp in my home. I live in an abandoned workshop so no one will suspect anything” said Jareth. “Great, it’s settled then. If you all don't have anything to do, I would like to hold a meeting there right now” said Milos. Nobody had something to do so they all went to Jareth’s workshop but split into groups so it would be less suspicious. George went with Drevid and Galv(one of the guys that worked with Jareth), Micheal went with Clint(The other guy Jareth worked with), and Jareth went with Milos. George’s group entered the city on the west side through a normal gate. Micheal’s group went through the south gate and Jareth and Milos went through the eastern sewers. It was all going to plan until Micheal and Clint got seen by some guards and got arrested. Jareth’s group was just next to the exit of the sewers when a guard climbed down the stairs and started patrolling.They immediately hid in the shadows. When the guard turned around Jareth saw that it was his friend from the guard regiment, called Daz. He knew that to pass, Jareth had to kill the guard, and so he did. When Daz passed them, Jareth took out his knife and sliced Daz’s throat. Jareth stood there frozen, overwhelmed with guilt, not moving because he cannot fathom what he had just done. “Snap out of it Rook, before others come” said Milos to Jareth. He eventually returned back to normal and they got out of the sewers and in front of the workshop, George’s group waited for them. “Where are Micheal and Clint?” Jareth asked. “We saw them running from some guards and they were possibly arrested,” Drevid answered. “Great, just fucking great. Let’s head inside” said Jareth. The remainder of the group went into the workshop. Inside it was dark and Jareth went to light the lamps. He started lighting them across the workshop until he heard something move in the dark. He froze for a moment and then calmly collected himself. He went to check it out and then… boom, out of nowhere. A mysterious guy that can’t be seen in the dark jumped on Jareth and they started wrestling. “Get the fuck of me, man!” Jareth yelled while struggling to throw the mysterious person. The group heard the commotion and rushed to see what was happening. When the lamp shined on the mysterious person, we could see that it was none other than Jonathan, the prince of Klistorm, who for some reason was in Jareth’s workshop. “Master Jonathan?” asked Drevid. “You know him, brother?” asked Jareth confused. “Ofcourse. On some private matters, I went into Klistorm where I had a meeting with their Regent and master Johnny was also attending. This is the son of late king Floyd, Jonathan McCarthy” said Drevid. “If he is who you say he is, why the fuck is he in my workshop?” asked Jareth. “Under the new Regent’s rule, knight Delstadt was exiled from Klistorm because of his failure to kill the traitor, so before he left. He told me this “I and a few other knights had a secret agreement where in case a king turned against the future empire, we made a few different envelopes that contained a request from a king. The request was that upon treason of one lord, every single knight that is mentioned in the request will get permission to use a king’s blessing without breaking the law and being punished by torture and death. I ask you to seek Magrum for me as I seek other knights and tell him that we will call the blessing.” Then he left. I came here to Fjondari, only to find out that the knight Magrum had died. I went to search his grave but the letter wasn’t there and then I thought, maybe he gave it to someone. So I found out where he died and I came here.” said Prince Jonathan. “I am not giving you the letter unless you are a king or have a special emblem,” said Jareth. “Delstadt knew that if Magrum entrusted the letter to someone, that the person will ask for the emblem so here it is” Johnny pulled out the emblem and when Jareth came closer he saw that it was the same one Magrum showed him that night. “What use is the letter now if Magrum is dead? You can’t just give it to another knight now since this is a secret” asked Jareth. “I’m not sure yet, but I would be in your debt forever if you accompany me till I meet with Delstadt” said Johnny. “Sorry, No can do. We are one of Fjondari’s rebel alliances and this man right here is of true royal blood and I need to put him on that throne” said Jareth. “Jerry, why would you give secret information to someone like that?” asked George. “No, it’s okay. I can also see that the prince isn’t fond of Sentras too” said Milos. “Then, if you come with me I can get the knights on your side and we can overthrow Sentras together. Whaddaya think?” asked Johnny. “It’s the king’s decision, not mine,” said Jareth. “Now that we lost almost all of the alliance, some help could be useful and also going away from ClerDam for now would be a smart move to avoid getting hanged like the rest of us. We will join you on your quest, prince, and we hope you can fulfill your promise.” said Milos. “Wait, are we just going to leave the alliance to hang? What about Micheal or Clint or or Carmen or-I’m sorry but this is what you signed up for. There is nothing we can do to help them without getting sent to the gallows with them” said Milos. Everyone felt hopeless a little knowing they could do nothing to save their friends. “We will move during their execution so that there will be less guards. I know this is hard for you four but you mustn’t think about it” said Milos. They stayed there for a couple of days because the law regiment first hanged 2 people per day and until only 10 people remained for the “great hanging” they call it. Each day either Jareth, George or Galv went into the market for supplies and stopped by to see the daily hanging, hoping they would not see Micheal or Clint there.

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  “THE GREAT HANGING”

  A cold day, rain hitting like rocks. Mud everywhere and everyone is in coats. “Perfect for hiding.” said Milos. They are divided into 2 groups. One is Milos, Jareth and Drevid and the other is Johnny, Galv and George. The first group leaves from the east and the other from the north. During their movement, no one spoke a word because of the event that was happening. And why would they, this is a sad day that nobody wants to experience. Most of the alliance consisted of life long friendships and now it's all for nothing. They all escaped the city but suddenly George stopped and said that he wants to see them one last time and that he will meet the rest of the team in the Raging Dolls inn. He got to the square where they will get hanged and on the gallows stand people who George feared the most to show up. His old friends Micheal, Clint and Carmen. He pushed through the crowd until he got into the front and Micheal spotted him but didn’t dare say a word so he wouldn’t reveal George but he still shed a tear with a smile knowing at least George is alive. However when Clint saw George he bursted saying “How dare you leave us for some new king, how dare you betray us?? We were your friends!!!”. George couldn’t take it anymore so he turned around and walked slowly as he heard in the background the necks of his friends, breaking. He started crying on the way to the inn but no one could see it because of the heavy rain. He wiped his face and entered the inn where the whole group waited for him. “So, how was it?” asked Milos. George took a big breath, closed his eyes and shook his head. “Oh, I see.. Sorry” said Milos. “Now that it is over, let’s talk about the plan.” said Jareth. “I agreed to meet with Delstadt on the Braiburne day in Klistorm in the Clastim inn. However it’s a long road so I hope you are all ready” said Johnny. “Nobody is ever ready so let’s just fucking go” said George impatiently. “Before we go, let's drink a little mead and ale for good luck.” said Drevid. “Why not, to the new empire!” cheered Jareth with others.