Post by Boogiedk on Mar 23, 2005 11:43:23 GMT -5
Prologue : Life on the farm
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"DADDIIIIEEEE" Gero looked up from his plow , the cry for him was not one of fear but rather one of seeking attention . He saw his son running across the fields towards him with his faithfull dog trailing after him.
Gero laid down his tools and got to his feet , the plow he had been repairing on this morning was acting up again. "Time to replace that old hunk of metal" he said to himself as he watched the boy and dog closing in on him .
The impact of the 6 year old boy tacklin him couldnt budge him much but, to make the child happy , he feinted a fall as if he was hit with a ton of bricks.
They fell over laughing wrestling on the ground with the dog barking at them in a playfull tone.
As Gero lifted the boy to his shoulders he said " What is it son ? Mommy sent you out for me ? " " uh huh " the boy replied "mommy said to come in and eat before you leave for the market , she has a list a supplaies for you to get before the harvest ball" Gero laughed "its suppLIES son and we better not let mommy wait then " he said grinning "uh huh " the child replied .
As they walked towards the small farm house Gero looked at his lands . Not the largest lands of the realms , he thought to himself, but still it was more than adequate for him , his wife and their 2 children , a 6 year old son and a 10 year old daughter.
As they aproached the house, his wife and daughter came out to greet him . Beautifull as the day he met her , he thought with a smile, and their daughter would grow up to be just as beautifull as her mother , he thought again , as he saw them stand on the porch together.
"You got the plow repaired dear" his wife said , oh how her voice was like angels singing, " Nah" he replied "time to get a new one I reckon". .
" We can afford it " she said smiling " come in and eat before you head off ". His daughter tucked in his robes "daddy , daddy " she said almost frantically "the Earthmothers servants was by this morning after you left and they said theire initiation rights was just after the harvest ball and that I could join their school this fall . . . Can I ? can I please huh daddy ? please ? " Gero laughed " hold on there newt , your mother and me will have to talk about it . . . Can it wait till I return from the market ? " he said looking up at his wife .
"yes it can " she said smiling . . "In the meantime young lady , you can go get your fathers horse ready"
"bah " the young girl pouted " but I really wanna " she said, as she headed for the stables "take your brother with you " she called after her and the young boy darted out the door with the dog sprinting after him.
" Will you be away long " she said as she sat in his lap . Gero looked up " to be honest I dont know" he said sighing " A meeting has been called between the land owners from here to Baldurs gate , something about a proposal from an outsider to sell our lands" he kissed her " but this is our home and im not selling " She replied his kiss with affection " I trust you , my husband , to make the right decission " . The children darted in through the door " Ol' maggie is ready daddy " they said almost in unison . Gero smiled "Then I better be off huh ? You watch over the home till I return son" he said winking to his wife "I will be back soon" he said before he kissed her again.
He stepped up into the wagon and waved to his family. His last thought before he moved the horse along was " aye , life at the farm is grand"
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Chapter 1: Irieabor. Soon to come
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"DADDIIIIEEEE" Gero looked up from his plow , the cry for him was not one of fear but rather one of seeking attention . He saw his son running across the fields towards him with his faithfull dog trailing after him.
Gero laid down his tools and got to his feet , the plow he had been repairing on this morning was acting up again. "Time to replace that old hunk of metal" he said to himself as he watched the boy and dog closing in on him .
The impact of the 6 year old boy tacklin him couldnt budge him much but, to make the child happy , he feinted a fall as if he was hit with a ton of bricks.
They fell over laughing wrestling on the ground with the dog barking at them in a playfull tone.
As Gero lifted the boy to his shoulders he said " What is it son ? Mommy sent you out for me ? " " uh huh " the boy replied "mommy said to come in and eat before you leave for the market , she has a list a supplaies for you to get before the harvest ball" Gero laughed "its suppLIES son and we better not let mommy wait then " he said grinning "uh huh " the child replied .
As they walked towards the small farm house Gero looked at his lands . Not the largest lands of the realms , he thought to himself, but still it was more than adequate for him , his wife and their 2 children , a 6 year old son and a 10 year old daughter.
As they aproached the house, his wife and daughter came out to greet him . Beautifull as the day he met her , he thought with a smile, and their daughter would grow up to be just as beautifull as her mother , he thought again , as he saw them stand on the porch together.
"You got the plow repaired dear" his wife said , oh how her voice was like angels singing, " Nah" he replied "time to get a new one I reckon". .
" We can afford it " she said smiling " come in and eat before you head off ". His daughter tucked in his robes "daddy , daddy " she said almost frantically "the Earthmothers servants was by this morning after you left and they said theire initiation rights was just after the harvest ball and that I could join their school this fall . . . Can I ? can I please huh daddy ? please ? " Gero laughed " hold on there newt , your mother and me will have to talk about it . . . Can it wait till I return from the market ? " he said looking up at his wife .
"yes it can " she said smiling . . "In the meantime young lady , you can go get your fathers horse ready"
"bah " the young girl pouted " but I really wanna " she said, as she headed for the stables "take your brother with you " she called after her and the young boy darted out the door with the dog sprinting after him.
" Will you be away long " she said as she sat in his lap . Gero looked up " to be honest I dont know" he said sighing " A meeting has been called between the land owners from here to Baldurs gate , something about a proposal from an outsider to sell our lands" he kissed her " but this is our home and im not selling " She replied his kiss with affection " I trust you , my husband , to make the right decission " . The children darted in through the door " Ol' maggie is ready daddy " they said almost in unison . Gero smiled "Then I better be off huh ? You watch over the home till I return son" he said winking to his wife "I will be back soon" he said before he kissed her again.
He stepped up into the wagon and waved to his family. His last thought before he moved the horse along was " aye , life at the farm is grand"
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Chapter 1: Irieabor. Soon to come