King James's Short Story Essay: Life After The Civil War
He rode hard to the town but it was too late. The steed was covered in chain mail and snorting through the cold through his nose as he brought it up on two legs as the way to slow it down. His blade was out and he wore a red and white shirt with his crest on the front. He stood over 6’ tall and was lean and muscular. A man who could fight all day without tiring and then carouse until it came time to fight again.
What he encountered was devastation. A town literally wiped off the map. The men were dead whether they took part in the rebellion or not; the women and children were marched off, hands tied, ropes around their necks, heads down in submission.
Which left only the lame and the old. James knew that they were left for a reason. More …show more content…
His people, his town, his family and his treasury were all lost in an attempt to break away from a strong central government. King Louis was simply too strong and would stoop at nothing to bring the breakaway Northern province back into his …show more content…
Their uniforms and heralds in tatters. Their horses lean from lack of food, yet still their lances and swords were sharp and shiny. The true believers in a lost cause as James waited for them to gather.
He looked around at the scene of devastation and replied;
“We have lost.” A simple statement that literally took the wind out of him men. No one could make eye contact with him as he removed his sword and dropped it on the ground.
Contact was made with the opposing Army led by King Louis and it was agreed he would make his formal surrender in the capital in one week’s time.
Five days passed and he rode south. As he rode, he was accompanied by a small retinue “they only keep you alive because they know the rebellion would flare up again” his most trusted advisor told him
“But what is important is that we keep leverage for the North. Tell me more about this King Louis.” And as he was told more, about Louis, his daughter the princess and all of the weaponry, the technology, the industry of the South, he began to formulate a
What he encountered was devastation. A town literally wiped off the map. The men were dead whether they took part in the rebellion or not; the women and children were marched off, hands tied, ropes around their necks, heads down in submission.
Which left only the lame and the old. James knew that they were left for a reason. More …show more content…
His people, his town, his family and his treasury were all lost in an attempt to break away from a strong central government. King Louis was simply too strong and would stoop at nothing to bring the breakaway Northern province back into his …show more content…
Their uniforms and heralds in tatters. Their horses lean from lack of food, yet still their lances and swords were sharp and shiny. The true believers in a lost cause as James waited for them to gather.
He looked around at the scene of devastation and replied;
“We have lost.” A simple statement that literally took the wind out of him men. No one could make eye contact with him as he removed his sword and dropped it on the ground.
Contact was made with the opposing Army led by King Louis and it was agreed he would make his formal surrender in the capital in one week’s time.
Five days passed and he rode south. As he rode, he was accompanied by a small retinue “they only keep you alive because they know the rebellion would flare up again” his most trusted advisor told him
“But what is important is that we keep leverage for the North. Tell me more about this King Louis.” And as he was told more, about Louis, his daughter the princess and all of the weaponry, the technology, the industry of the South, he began to formulate a