Thoughts of Locke Greywolfe

[Locke Greywolfe]

After the onslaught by the Vesperians i could not face the Trinsic guards. I was filled with shame and could not bear to see the resentment in their eyes. they were allies, but the order was clear. Do not get involved.

Commander Soulshadow and i had walked to the healers to see to the half drow child Keina. Soon we were joined there by some injured marksmen, including their former Captain. The Vesperians had attacked and it seemed they were winning. I felt the urge to go out and find me a Vesperian to kill. Still i had my orders.

After Commander Soulshadow spent some time talking to Keina it was decided to take her back to her home. We left the wounded at the healers and headed towards the west gate. I was shocked by the sight of Captain Kaelyn being flogged right outside the Trinsic jail. I was enraged and disgusted at the sight. Trinsic was our allies. If i had not Keina to think of i would had attacked the Vesperians right then. Order or not. Scum need to be dealt with, swift and with no mercy. These Vesperians obviously was scum. We dealt with brigands and the like and to me those men flogging the Captain was no better. It was no way of an army to flog the commander of an opposing army. It was the outmost disrespect that can be shown.

Bastards! I screamed at them. I no longer saw them as the armed forces of Vesper. Just cockroaches. You kill cockroaches right? You stomp at them and smear them into the ground. I loathe them all.

I was told by the Commander to take Keina home and walked her out the west gate. I was furious but none of this was the child's fault. I longed for my axe to taste the blood of Vesper but to give into my desire would be to break my orders. I just hoped that a Vesperian might be foolish enough to attack me. Unfortunately they had the orders not to. They goaded me but did not attack.

I took Keina home. after a while she was to tired to walk and i lifted her up. She had to tell me where Talon had his home and i carried her there. I sat down with her until Commander Soulshadow relieved me. I returned to Trinsic to see the damage done there.

I avoided to look into the eyes of the guards and marksmen there. I was so full of shame. That shame is what consumed my thoughts as i woke up today.