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Chapter 23: Tragedy

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The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much, but rather in our doing too little; not in our living above our ability, but rather in our living below our capacities.

—Benjamin E. Mays

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Cassandra

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Cassandra had calmed down. She doubted he even knew what being the knight of moonlight meant.

She had thought they would marry and she would be Mrs. Freestone but now she’d be no more than a concubine. Still she now had someone else she’d love. She had begun getting the symptoms and was worried but her mother had told her what it likely was.

She hadn't told Edin but she knew he would most likely be happy .Even if he left her she would raise the child herself.

With these thoughts she walked from her room to the kitchen. Noticing the stares she was getting from the new castle guards she quickened her pace.

The new castle guards hired by the castle steward were rougher looking than most men. They were loud and rude. Still she thought the steward was trying to get rougher warriors for protection.

She had already packed her bags, not wanting to be a burden to Edin. If the nobles found out that the future king already had a child with a woman of her station. No she didn’t want to think of how she could be used against him. After she was done helping cook the feast she would leave the castle. She had even prepared a letter for Edin explaining everything.

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Edin

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He let loose the arrow and it made its way to the deer’s thigh restricting its mobility. He knocked another arrow before he lost sight of it. Luckily Theodore finished it off. Still the deer continued running with an arrow in its neck and thigh.

Being titled as the Knight of Moonlight Edin didn't know what the big deal was. Then again he wasn't born in the Ganeleon Kingdom, thus he never heard the childhood tales of the knight of moonlight.

There are many versions of the story but the general story is that a long time ago a king had only one daughter and no heir. He was unable to decide on a future king so he decided to let his daughter choose.

The princess being unable to make a decision with all the pressure ran off in the middle of the night. Walking through the woods she was attacked by something. Some versions say bandits other goblins but in the end she was attacked and saved by a knight in silver armor. They say the moonlight reflected on his armor making it shine beautifully and the princess had fallen in love. Thus the knight became the future king and they had a happily ever after. Well in truth He being selected caused a civil war that the knight of moonlight went on to win. Still the story is made short when told to children.

So any king to be, In other words the fiancé to an only child princess, is given the title of Knight of Moonlight.

Still no one had told Edin he would be the future king of the Ganeleon Kingdom.

“Kfc go find it” The falcon took off to find the injured Deer that was on the verge of death.

“Will Follow KFC and go finish it,”

“Yes my lord” will took out his dagger and went towards the deer to give it mercy

As Theodore made his way to him, he sighed.

What’s wrong?” asked Theodore

“Cassandra was mad but I don’t know why,”

Theodore smiled

“I’m sure she’ll feel better when we get back,”

The three of them returned to the city

“My lord today can I visit my family,”

“Yeah sure go ahead,”

William ran off to his home

Theodore and Edin began walking through the small pas leading to the castle when they saw a figure walking a little bit ahead of them. The man wore a robe a wizard would wear.He was taller than Edin but looked oddly scrawny.

The unknown wizard turned

“Herb?”

“Hey little bro,”

“Herbert what are you doing here” he said after hugging his brother

“Well I graduated a year ago, went back home and decided to visit my little brother,”

“Oh um this is Theodore my friend,”

“A pleasure,”

“The pleasure’s all mine, it’s my first time meeting anyone from the Freestone family,”

They talked on their way to the castle. Edin spoke of everything that had happened and especially about Cassandra and being a Royal Guard. Herbert spoke of his graduation and the situation in Hawk’s Nest.

“Well Thomas is an ass hole but he can run the plantation,”

“I’m glad everything’s fine,”

“Yeah but enough about that, this girl you’re gonna marry her than,”

“Well soon as I turn fifteen,”

“Oh this is much better for me little brother,”

Still a pervert huh

Herbert started talking about all the girls he had supposedly been with. Still Edin enjoyed his brother’s company on the way to the castle.

“Oh so a feast to celebrate your new title, I came at a good time,”

“Yeah I guess,”

“That would explain this armor huh,”

“Yeah well me and Theo just came from hunting so,”

“Hunting in that armor?”

“I got used to it plus Theo’s always the one finishing them off,”

“I only take the second shot Edin,”

arrived at the castle gate

“Weird no one’s on post,”

As Edin said that the sound of metal striking metal was heard .Two knights came into the castle yard. It was Henry and James

“We have to warn someone!” said Henry

“Hey what’s going on!?” Screamed Theodore

“My lords!” Screamed James

“Go Jimmy open the gates, I’ll hold’em off!”

“Right,”

Jimmy made his way to the winch and began opening the Gates

Henry however was holding off five Castle guards

“The hell!” Said Theodore as he took out his Moonlight bow.

Unlike the bow Theodore used to hunt the Moonlight Piercer was an artifact from the king’s treasury. The bow fired arrows made of mana. It had a blue mana stone in it which acted like a battery to supply arrows for the bow. The string simply needed to be pulled to cast an energy arrow. Theodore could switch out the stones to get different types of arrows, Fire arrows or the blue arrows that were one hit kills.

“Jimmy what’s going on!?”

“They….started…killing us…knights,”

Theodore let lose Two blue mana arrows one after the other hitting one guard in the eye the other in the heart.

Luckily the castle guards were lightly armored with Leather armor. Henry killed one of them while he was distracted by his companions being killed. The last two ran and were easily dispatched by Theodore.

Edin Made KFC fly into the air.

“Let’s go then” said Edin leading the way

“Henry James you two go get help!” ordered Theodore

“Brother you should go too,” said Edin

“Huh? Are you stupid? I’m a sorcerer this much is nothing to me,”

“Then let’s go,” said Theodore

They walked into the castle.

“Let’s head to the throne room!”

“Theo I’m gonna go search for Cass,”

“Our priorities,”

“I know just small detour please,”

“Fine,”

They took a right into the service area of the castle

“Ok a quick search for any survivors,”

Edin ran to Cassandra’s room and didn’t find her.

Damn please be fine

He was panicking; His home had been attacked again while he was gone.

He stepped into the kitchen and stopped.

Slowly one step at a time he made his way to her and landed on his knees

no..No..NO..NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO

Her clothes had been ruffled and her throat had been slit open.

I DON’T REMEMBER THE DAMN HEALING SPELL!

He lifted her into his arms

“Cass,”

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