The sights and sounds present at Fort Forde, were unmistakably military in spirit. In the distance, swords clashed together in haphazard rhythms, while wood could be heard being beaten, split and broken. Brisk orders were shouted throughout, as men were drilled in marching and combat formations. Fire and metal roared from the forge, steam forming against the cool, damp weather. The ground was muddy from rain in the courtyard, but it didn't seem to faze Drill Sergeant Leon, whose face was fury hacked out of granite, as he stared the new batch of conscripts down.
"You're a sorry sight," he declared, after an intense period of silent glaring. "This is the best the Lords of the land can muster? I'd rather be served old, shriveled women than this lot here!" He growled, spitting as he cursed them. It was an ancient-old philosophy that new military recruits had to broken down, before they could be rebuilt into useful soldiers. Leon did this routine with all the new conscripts, and he could, with a hand on his heart, say that he loved his job. Being allowed to belittle and crush the spirits of other people, was almost as delicious as murder. And in the army, he was allowed to do both, with impunity. In fact, he was ordered to. Which suited Leon just fine. Just fine. "I don't know what inbred slutbag's cunt squeezed your miserably souls into this world," he said, shouting every syllable, as he began to step between the recruits, whom had formed a make-shift formation. There were about twenty of them. "If you do indeed have souls, that is. Because all I see is meat for the grinders!"
Leon's presence was immense; he towered over all of the recruits, and he a thickness to him. Not fat, but thickness, like he was twice a man. "Dear Lord!" He suddenly exclaimed, as he was surveying the conscripts. "What is that?" He shouted, and many heads turned, to see what he was referring to. He strode over to the most gorgeous of the new recruits, a blonde-haired, doe-eyed girl of a man. "Who the hell let a girl into my ranks!" He shouted, sounding even more furious than before, as he loomed over the little boy. Leon's full plate of armor didn't make him any less imposing, and he seemed even greater, now compared to the feminine creature in front of him. "Is this a joke?" He said, frowning, almost seeming concerned now. He lifted the boy's chin with a gauntleted finger. "Speak, girl," he said. Almost all the heads were turned now. All attention was on Rielle.
"You're a sorry sight," he declared, after an intense period of silent glaring. "This is the best the Lords of the land can muster? I'd rather be served old, shriveled women than this lot here!" He growled, spitting as he cursed them. It was an ancient-old philosophy that new military recruits had to broken down, before they could be rebuilt into useful soldiers. Leon did this routine with all the new conscripts, and he could, with a hand on his heart, say that he loved his job. Being allowed to belittle and crush the spirits of other people, was almost as delicious as murder. And in the army, he was allowed to do both, with impunity. In fact, he was ordered to. Which suited Leon just fine. Just fine. "I don't know what inbred slutbag's cunt squeezed your miserably souls into this world," he said, shouting every syllable, as he began to step between the recruits, whom had formed a make-shift formation. There were about twenty of them. "If you do indeed have souls, that is. Because all I see is meat for the grinders!"
Leon's presence was immense; he towered over all of the recruits, and he a thickness to him. Not fat, but thickness, like he was twice a man. "Dear Lord!" He suddenly exclaimed, as he was surveying the conscripts. "What is that?" He shouted, and many heads turned, to see what he was referring to. He strode over to the most gorgeous of the new recruits, a blonde-haired, doe-eyed girl of a man. "Who the hell let a girl into my ranks!" He shouted, sounding even more furious than before, as he loomed over the little boy. Leon's full plate of armor didn't make him any less imposing, and he seemed even greater, now compared to the feminine creature in front of him. "Is this a joke?" He said, frowning, almost seeming concerned now. He lifted the boy's chin with a gauntleted finger. "Speak, girl," he said. Almost all the heads were turned now. All attention was on Rielle.