[Syliras Location] Recruitment Office

by **Perc** on March 2nd, 2013, 8:59 pm

Spring 513 6th day early morning.

Perc didn't quite know how to feel as the young man stood in front of the recruitment office for the knights, excitement, nervousness, happiness. everything was swirling around and making him feel as if his stomach was doing flip-flops.
"Right, no time for backing out now Perc. Just step up and follow your dream." The tall youth muttered to himself before he pushed open the door and walked inside. Giving the old knight sitting there a tentative smile. Suddenly becoming increasingly aware of the fact he looked rather scruffy.

"Hello Serr. I'm Perc Oakshield. I really would like to join the syliran knights. I know I'm a bit on the old side for squire-hood. But My father wouldn't let me join the knights before, but my older siblings, them being knights themselves. Assured me that I would still be able to join even when I was older." He nervously awaited the knights answer.

by **Accolade** on March 2nd, 2013, 9:08 pm

Fallon

Ser Erik was having a rather trying week it seemed as there had been a number of people to turn up looking to join the Knights that were less that qualfied to do so. Training wasn't the problem as the Knights would see to the training of anyone suited for the task. But these had been bums and lazy scum just looking to hide behind the name of the Knights had clearly held no honor or decency. The next woman to walk in would catch a silent glare from the old patron as he wasn't in the mood for more pups begging for an easy feed. "A squire aye? What is your name lass? And tell me why you want to be a Knight? What is your cause?"

Kreig Messer

The next man to enter also earned himself a glare from the patron. The young man looked sketchy, like many of the others who hadn't made it past a week of training, and while Ser Erik held out hope for any who entered, he wouldn't be surprised if this one fell to the way side as others had before him. "Let me see what you have there." The Knight said as he took the letter from the boy and read it. Once he was finished, he placed the letter onto his table and sat back to look upon the boy again. "So let me ask you, why do you want to join our ranks? I see by this letter that you wish to learn from Ser Dontos the Bold? Do you know him? What do you hope to accomplish under his teachings?"

by **Kreig Messer** on March 2nd, 2013, 9:32 pm

Kreig didn't quite expect the questions, Natasha nor Ser Imass spoke of questions. It cause him to raise his eyes in shock and panic seemed to swell up within him. Breathing deeply he calmed himself 'Why do I want to join? heh, to be fair I don't quite know meself' Really....He didn't know what to say in that breif moment, but after it ended he stared at his gauntlets. Ancient looking things.... but they spoke so much, they held both happy and sad memories, both victories and defeats 'they also held promises'

"At first, I came here all the way from Sunberth to fulfill a promise to some blue fool, to test if I had the potential to become a knight. But....now its more than that, I come here seeking a place of my own, I no longer have a home to call my own. In Sunberth, like many others, I grew up fighting..... I've no martial skills other than these fists. These fists have allowed me to survive day after day and to protect that which I hold dear. I had also gained a bloodlust and the nature of Sunberth meant I had no shortage of 'sparring partners' " He chuckled slightly and looked at the one-armed man " But now I have no place to go back too.... I am a fighter, but I have no battles, no purpose and I am dreadfully alone. One of your knights, Ser Imass, had given me an opportunity, an opportunity to find a palce for myself and the chance to find a purpose bigger than myself, to become something other than a mangy hound" he told him, he scratched the back of his head and the tip of his boots knocked on the ground.

"Forgive me Ser, I know nothing of the man Ser Imass recommended. But I'd rather not have him as my mentor, rather, I wish for Sera Natasha Druva to be my mentor. She has escorted me from Sunberth to here during the winter season, sparing me an otherwise lonely journey, to her I owe my life and my undying loyalty. From her I wish to know what being a knight is" His eyes had a pleading gleam to it, a wish for the woman whom he owed much to in such a short amount of time, he owed her his life and he knew her strength, for she had bested him in a spar. He could see no other as his mentor.

by **Fallon** on March 2nd, 2013, 10:05 pm

“Ah, Fallon Skylar,” she said quickly, before taking in the rest of his questions.
What is my cause? Fallon rocked back on her heels for a moment, contemplating the words. She could have given one of all the answers in the world, but picking the right one was the challenge. She had said before that she wanted to become a knight for the people of Syliras. But was it really just for the city? Fallon straightened herself, swallowing her worries as she slowed her mind to think clearly. She clasped her hands behind her back, feeling the tendons tighten and relax as she did. She met the eyes of the knight, her own growing sharp before bring herself to answer.

“Maybe, to someone like you I’m little more than a traveller, a wanderer. Yet where ever I wander, no matter how far I go, I always end up back here in Syliras. Why? Because it's a place that to me feels like home, or as close as I’ll ever get. And home, that's something I want to protect,” she swallowed for a moment gathering her thoughts as she did “Yet, learning on how to do it is vital. Because how can you build a society to be protected if you have no knowledge on where to begin? So I guess at the end of the day, it’s the work of Eyris. To always learn and grow ever wiser in our ways.”

She smirked to herself at that point, a segment of her knowledge hungry mind reached out, and she had to tap the back of her hand to swallow the strange burning of pride that existed within her. But other than the reason she had just said there was little more that she could say.
“Other than that, I don’t really know what my cause is. I guess it’s to find a purpose other than constantly travelling and never settling,” she exhaled “So here maybe I hoped to find one with the Knights... or the Warrior-Mages if I must.”

by **Accolade** on March 2nd, 2013, 10:25 pm

Kreig Messer

Ser Erik watched the boy's features and listened intently to all that he had to say. There was a wildness about him, a bold stupidity only known to those in their youth. This was not befitting a Knight, but that was the reason for assigning patrons to squires so that they can be taught the way of the Knights. But there was something about this one that made him concerned and he felt that he had to address it.

"A blood lust hmm? That my boy is a sure way to get you killed before you even get used to the weight of the armor. The Knights are not brutes or savages. We fight when he must, but only to up hold the laws and justice. We aren't interested in running head first into battle only for the sake of a fight, understand?"

He looked the boy in his eyes, as he waited for his answer, before he decided to say more. "So then, this letter is enough to get you where you'd like to be, but let's just talk for a moment here. So...you want to join the Knights because you are lonely? That is what you said? And..you don't want the patron that Imass requested and you want this Natasha Druva, because she kept you from being lonely on your way here?"

Fallon

The Knight nodded as the girl spoke, her tone and words more calm and less convoluted than some others. He'd hope to see more like her, those who seemed less jumpy and ready to swing a blade with no reason behind it. "This is much to learn here lass, and it would do you good to keep that attitude. We do like to see fire in our squires, but do remember that pride can cost you." After speaking, he reached behind his desk and pulled out a piece of parchment with lines drawn in it. Ser Erik laid it down on his desk flat and took up his pen. " Now you mentioned the Knights or the Warrior-Mages, which is it, and is there a patron that you wish to work with?"

by **Kreig Messer** on March 2nd, 2013, 10:49 pm

"I....Understand" He sighed, indeed the knights were strict in their ways. at least if he could call that strictness. His words rung heavy and he knew they were no violent louts like he was. Though part of him did doubt that they didn't have any who didn't fight for the sake of battle itself....or at least some form of bloodlust " I didn't mean to imply you would only fight for the sake of battle, only wished to inform you of that certain....fault... I have, one of many " He admitted, his fists tightening as he looked to the ground away from the recruiters eyes

"Indeed, that is one reason. As I have said I also seek purpose, if I could only find a place to remove this loneliness and simultaneously find a purpose greater than myself" Then came the question about Natasha and the fact he didn't wish for the man recommended in the letter "...Sera Natasha has taught me much during the previous season, of the people in this city she is the only one I know. The only one I can trust, she has already thought me some of the basics as little as it is. I mean no disrespect to the man mentioned in the letter, but I feel that I already have a patron in Sera Natasha. But the decision of course.... is not mine to make, I will abide by your decision"

by **Fallon** on March 2nd, 2013, 10:55 pm

Fallon blinked, twice in fact. She watched the Knight take out the parchment and ready himself to write.
“Pardon? I mean,” she shook her head as she corrected herself “I will remember that.”
I can choose? I can be a mage and not frowned upon… as much? No, stick to what you came here for. To be a squire, to be a Knight.

“I would say both, but I don’t think that would be possible. Seeing as the plan was to originally come here as a Knight, that’s what I’ll do,” she spoke after a moment of careful thought, weighing up the choices between the two. She gave a nod to confirm her words “I wish to go with the Knights. As for Patrons… well I might need some help there. I only know one knight and that was during the brief time I was travelling her and another. Her name was Natasha Druva I believe. But otherwise, it’s whoever you think is suitable. You Ser Knight know them better than me.”

by **Accolade** on March 4th, 2013, 12:26 am

Kreig Messer

Kreig was like others he had met before, young and too bold for his own good. But it wasn't a quality that would prevent him from getting into squirehood, though if he didn't grow he'd likely not make it to Knighthood. Ser Erik only wished to speak with the boy to see what kind of man that he saw himself as becoming. Though like others, his answers had been all over the place and his uncertainty rang throughout the room.

He didn't say more at first, simply reaching for a piece of parchment, a form order from squires so that they could be kept in orders for the records. He tipped his pen into the ink and took down his information. " As you wish young man, you are now a squire to Natasha Druva. Now off you go.."

Fallon

"Yes , yes,..as you wish." the patron muttered as he wrote Fallon's information down on the parchment to keep in her records. "Squire to Natasha is permitted."

by **Accolade** on March 4th, 2013, 5:52 pm

Perc

Ser Erik nodded to the man as he spoke and waited for him to finish. While it wasn't as normal to see older men looking to become squires, it wasn't unheard of, nor was it not allowed. The veteran Knight found it interesting in that the man already had family in the Knighthood. It was a good sign, and those Knight could speak up for him as well. "If you have family, then you are already a part of ours. So who are these Knights that you speak of, and do tell me why you yourself want to join up. Goals, ambitions, powers?"

by **Perc** on March 4th, 2013, 6:04 pm

The tall youth visibly relaxed as the man spoke up, his chances where looking up. "Jarvan,Lena and helen oakshield Ser. I want to join up because I always wanted to be something more then just one of the farmboys. I want to join the knights so that I can keep other people safe from what lurks outside the citadels safe walls. Be something more then just a mere farmboy." Perc thought that neatly summed up why he wanted to join the knights.
"As for ambition, Well I want to be a knight, maybe even join the division of knights that protect mythrin outpost. As for what I can do. I'm pretty strong and got into some friendly scraps from time to time. I also know how to swing an axe. But I don't really have any extensive knowledge on how to fight and such. But I guess being a blank slate has its advantages right?"