[Shieba]

(This is a training RP. Eye cancer warning for really sucky sentences.)


(Khorshed and Egbert)

The door of the dark cathedral opened slowly. It was late the day and the sun cast an orange glow a few meters inside. Both pets standing there looked a bit uncertain. No one knew what exactly lurked in this place, after all. One of them then stepped forward, though.

[Shieba]

"Careful, brother." Khorshed shook his head. "A knight does not rush into battle like this." He only recieved a grunt in return, though. Khorshed sighed. This was already bothersome.

[Shieba]

Egbert had once been on his way to knighthood, too. They were Taosigs, but they were not like others of their race. Others couldn't speak - Khorshed, Egbert and their parents had always done so, though. They had also been happy. Then, however, the hunters had come.

[Shieba]

Khorshed had been a knight for a few months back then. It had been a great honor. Normally, only those able to change into humans were given that honor. After all, Taosigs weren't exactly large. Egbert had looked forward to becoming a knight, too, seeing that it was possible now.

[Shieba]

Khorshed had been out to catch a criminal. When he had come back home, there had been the smell of blood in the air. He had found Egbert first. The hunters had hit him over the head, hard, and he was bleeding. At first, Khorshed had thought him dead, but he had still been breathing.

[Shieba]

Their parents, however, had been dead. Khorshed had found the hunters skinning them to sell their fur. Of course, he had killed them all. He suspected they had thought Egbert dead and wanted to kill them all first before coming back to skin him as well. Khorshed had forced himself to not think back then and only try to save his brother.

[Shieba]

Egbert had indeed survived. It had been narrow, though. He had been in hospital for a long time and also in a coma. During this time, Khorshed searched for the ones who surely had hired the hunters. Their lair had been hidden and they also had had no enemies.

[Shieba]

However, some people hadn't been happy with a Taosig being a knight. Khorshed suspected the enemy within his own ranks. However, he hadn't managed to prove anything so far. Egbert had then woken up, too. Khorshed had stopped investigating to care for Egbert.

[Shieba]

He still wasn't sure if Egbert had brain damage. Maybe it was just the trauma. In the end, though, Egbert had never been the same again. He acted more like a wild animal now. Only rarely did he still talk.

[Shieba]

When he did, it was almost always when something reminded him of that day. Then he started screaming and cursing the hunters. Sometimes, even Khorshed found Egbert's animal behavior funny, but mostly, it saddened him. It was like his brother had died, too. However, Khorshed would never leave Egbert.

[Shieba]

Of course, there was no way Egbert could become a knight anymore. This was why Khorshed took Egbert along with him, now. It wasn't like Egbert could stay alone anyway. Egbert still could think. He recognized his brother and listened to him.

[Shieba]

Well, at least most of the time. Egbert wasn't an animal, after all. He only was in behavior. Khorshed thought that Egbert was still thinking rationally inside. He wasn't overly violent.

[Shieba]

He also didn't feel threatened when surrounded by humans. Khorshed thought all animals would feel at least nervous when surrounded by bigger creatures. Maybe they would flee, maybe attack. Egbert did neither. They were still normal to him.

[Shieba]

He clearly hadn't forgotten city life. He also patiently waited with Khorshed before crossing the street. Of course, they couldn't exactly go into a restaurant anymore, but that didn't matter. Egbert still behaved somewhat and so, Khorshed could still be a knight. He could travel and help others, together with Egbert.

[Shieba]

Now, they were in Lya Pointa. Someone had taken a rest here and had gotten attacked. He had fled, but lost his belongings. Khorshed wanted to help the traveller. However, he was scared that something would attack them, too.