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"This is ridiculous," Alex mumbled, standing at attention with several other young people as several knights clad in white armor walked back and forth in front of them, inspecting each with their own scrutiny. It was a ragtag group of peasants and priestesses alike, all in a row to be inspected for some unknown purpose by Knights of New Avalon. One of the inspecting warriors shot the silver-haired boy a look, no doubt trying to get the point across that he had to be quiet.

The group remained that way for what seemed like an eternity as the sun rose higher in the sky and proceeded to beat down on their faces, necks, and arms in an attempt to force them to fall out, but they persevered. Each of them, for their own reasons, were intrigued by the offer that the knights had given them and some even reviled in the fact that they each had a shot at becoming knights.

Soki stood in the line his mouth shut and his eyes staring straight ahead. A Knight watched him closer this Knight unlike the rest didn't have on that bright Silver armor but a darker shade of grey but still polished to a sheen as he pulled Soki away giving him the offer as well. Soki only nodded and turned to the group. The rest of them, they seemed different more like kids. Soki had never really had a childhood as he sighed staring at them all with a sigh he turned to the Grey-armored Man and nodded. Accepting his offer straight on. Soki wasn't sure about much else other then surviving and this Knight offered him that he wanted to live he wanted to better the world if he, he noticed a silver-maned boy as he walked over noticing him. "You should try and listen my Friend....I'd understand if you don't want to but sometimes to find something you need to listen.." he said he gave a shy smile as he bowed his head "Sorry...My name..." he thought about this for a moment and shook his head "They call me Soki....It's a pleasure..."

(hope this is much better i've actually had time to think and I hope this works better ^^)

(yeah much better. I am a little confused about what is happening, but that could be that I have not slept in a while.)

"Soki, you need a little more confidence," the knight said, leaning into the the boy's face, grinning through his thick gray mustache.

The knights, finished with their initial inspection, fell back to their own line several paces in front of the teenagers, leaving only the old man in gray armor pacing in front of the children who were destined to take their first steps into becoming warriors alone, the steel plate creaking as he walked. "All of you are here, not because you want to be here, but because you were chosen to be here," the old man started, looking each teenager full in the face in turn.

"We have researched and hunted for years just to locate young people with potential that none in New Avalon can hope to have without divine providence. This is an act of the gods, to have you all here today, each as blessed as you are because in the history of this world, there has never been a force assembled that even compares to what you are going to become. From this day forth, you cease to be farmers, smiths, priests, and royals and are now warriors in the service of your country. From now on, you are the Knights of the Round!"

Soki nodded his head and stood at Attention. Once the official talk was over he smiled over at the Silver-maned Boy once more "I'm actually really excited How about you..?" he asked. He thought maybe if he made friends it might be easier to deal with the training they would all go through. He didn't mind if the Boy didn't trust him yet but he just wanted to make friends early so He wouldn't be so alone in his training. He smiled at the Grey-armored Man and shook his head "Can I still well...." he looked around "Use my personal equipment or would it be assigned to us..?" he asked still feeling alittle shy. He had made those swords from memories of the replicas of the true swords on his father's mantle. He wouldn't use any other swords even if commanded to do so.


(OOC:I don't know if we had our own equipment already or not if we don't i'll edit this.)

Damien had gotten the news about the 'special kids' and was surprised when he was asked to come to the gathering. He was proud to become a Knight. This was one way he could get the money to rebuild his home and help his father. he wouldn't have to go around and fight for whoever decided to pay him. This was true honorable work. He smiled at the memory of his brother Baer. He would have pushed him forward and tried to get everyone's attention. His smile grew wider and he had to try and remain immobile again. He glanced over at the boy's beside him. One had silver hair and the other was trying to strike up conversation. He seemed friendly. Once he had finished questioning the Knight he turned to him. "Hello. My name is Damien Silverwing. What is your name?"

"Me I am very excited myself," Alex said, smiling at the older boy as he inspected his new ally up and down. He had not seemed to be an extremely proficient fighter, but he was sturdy enough, like most of the people here. However, one thing drew Alex's attention more than the boy's long black hair or his extreme height. The boy's gold and red eyes still burned into his skull as he looked away to talk to the Grey Knight. Alex, trying to get those eyes out of his head, looked around for someone else to talk to among the ranks of young people.

When he spotted the young boy making his way to him, he gave the boy a grin and waited for the boy to come to him. The boy, intruding him as Damien Silverwing, had hair similar to his other new friend Soki, but his body was more stockily built and his face seemed more ragged, as if he had seen both physical and emotional hardship.

"My name is Alexander, but you can call me Alex," he said loudly enough for everyone to hear, holding out his hand for the boy named Damien.
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The knight smiled as the boy came up to him again, some of his previous inhibition gone. It was almost amusing to see the boy try to talk to him, and even though the boy was completely serious, the old knight simply said "You are a knight now. As long as you are in the code of chivalry, you can wield whatever weapon you want."

He smiled and nodded to the boy. He took his hand and pulled him to hit his shoulder. "Now we are brother's Alex. Knights who will fight to the death side by side," he smiled. Then he turned to the other man. "And what of you friend?" he asked, ready to take his arm like he had to Alex. Making allies and brothers were a good start to being a Knight. No one could pull anything alone. He would have to know them more, but this was just a start.

"Brothers. Right," Alex mumbled as he grasped the boy's hand and pulled it back to the safety of close proximity to his body, the words "fight to the death" sinking into his brain for the first time. He, of course, had his own reasons for going with the knights to the capitol of New Avalon, but it was not to die in glory. Heck, glory and the cause was something that he cared less about: he was doing this because it was the right thing to do. Nothing else really even mattered to him.

"Did you say something about divine providence?" asked a young woman with emerald green eyes and long fiery red hair that fell halfway down her priestess uniform. Slung over her left shoulder was a quiver of blue arrows, and a bow crafted by the elves was worn sideways from her right shoulder.

Her emerald eyes widened slightly in surprise when the knight said that they were now knights of the round. She wondered if there was going to be any other females, or if she was to be the only one. Either way, it was going to be quite the adventure!

"I don't want to be a knight!" Nym whined, literally being dragged into the place where all the other young knights to be were. It was true, the girl did not want to be a knight. It was bad enough that she was looked down upon by those of a higher class than herself, but to become one of them?! It was like becoming a traitor to herself.
A thief was not a knight, and a thief she was.

When those that had brought her in finally let go of her near to where the others were standing, Nym let herself drop, sitting on the ground with her arms crossed against her chest and her legs crossed too. She refused to get up when asked. She was not going to be a knight, she was determined to get her own way. It was bad enough that these people had managed to catch her after so many times of getting away from them so easily, but she wasn't going to follow their orders too.

"I don't see why you'd want a thief amongst your honoured ranks," Nym said as she stared up at the knights that were inspecting them, strong dislike obvious in her eyes as she swept some of her short cut hair from her eyes. "Its not like I'm anything special, and are you sure you can trust someone like me around with all these weapons so easy to take... who knows what trouble I could cause just by being here..." If she couldn't talk her way out of it, she would find some way to avoid becoming a knight. It wasn't her purpose in life, she was sure of it.

"You have something we need," one of the knights in white chest plate told the girl, grinning as he inspected her small form. "Besides, you are in the service of the Angelo family itself now, so do not complain, Sir Thief" The knight the suppressed a chuckle as he reached a gauntleted hand to the girl and ruffled her short hair, looking at his amused compatriots. They knew full well that the girl had potential to pay them back, and yet they could not help but be amused at the way the girl seemed to be moping at the concept of becoming a knight despite her status as a peasant.

Chaild stood in a layed back position, his sword resting in the ground behind him its handle barely showing over his right shoulder. He turned his head to look at the other one there, 'Interesting' went though his head as he looked over them hearing the sound of the knight's talking to one of the others. 'Wonder if there always like this' he thought turning his head back forward, seeing over most if not all the knights armor.

"Why are we here" he said looking down at the knight talking to the girl, "Im getting really tiered of hearing you yell at us and treat us like crap, its really pissing me off" he said at the knight, tilting his head a bit. He glance at the other knights and heard them chatter about him a bit before he looked back at the man. "I know i'm probably not the only one here thinking this, but why don't you take us out of the darkness and tell us whats going on" he said with a bit of a mocking tone in his voice.

OOC: thanks a bunch for the link Dark I owe ya! :3

Rala listened to them all, but showed little interest in any of them as her brown orbs remained on the knight with the grey mustache, her glasses being pushed up a little as she simply stared. She tucked her short hair behind her ears and looked carelessly, not liking the presence of others and prefering to be alone by herself.

"Must I join?" was her only answer, her tone monotone and uninterested as her arms were crossed and her body showed all the signs that she was annoyed. She didn't like the shy boy who was striking conversation, he seemed too fun, and the others were rather just...not appealing to her. She shook her head and sighing, her katana clinking at her hip as her fingers twiddled with each other.

Nym couldn't help but scowl as she was called 'Sir Thief' while being patted on the head in the most patronizing manner, seeing a few of the knights amused by her little show. She wanted to prove that she could be a knight eventhough she didn't want to be, though she knew that she'd be falling for their plans if she gave in. But it wasn't like she had to give up being a thief altogether, this way she could improve further in her strengths, enough to do even bigger robberies that could earn her more money to help those who needed it. Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea hanging around with these guys for a while.

She huffed, signifying her giving in.
"Fine, I'll do this knight thing if you really want me around," She said, glancing up at the knight in white that had patted her, "It's your fault if anything goes missing though, I can't be blamed for doing what I do best..." She continued, a mischevious look in her eyes as she swept her hair out of her eyes again with a little shrug, still sitting on the floor where she had been dropped off.

The boy who addressed him seem friendly enough Soki smiled some holding out his hand "Soki...They call me Soki..." he said with a smile His real name. Well he wanted to leave that out something about what happened in his past really made him realize his name wasn't wanted. He straightened his tunic slightly the crest over the left side of his chest was quite different. A large Dragon of foreign design attacking a lion with Wings it was a strange thing to see but it always seemed to fit when his father called him 'Little Drake' He didn't understand it at all at the time but didn't dislike the nickname.

Elder pace in slow, his entrance late and off time. He waved his hand in a most crescent like manner. He then bowed before the Knights with knee at kneel and eyes eying the floor. His breath was held for about two seconds and then he spoke these words of knowledge and wisdom; inspiration and repentance,

"O' herald angel! O' sire! Here! here! The herald angel sings! We are the Knights of the Round! May our swords strike swift and true, and may our lives be merry with glee and content! I only wish for my fellow men woman of the Round luck beyond the stars. Remember these words my friends: It is the army who is willing to die for one another who shall win the day, but it is the group who will die for man and country who shall cease the war! So let us remember those who had fallen and those who live so that we may carry on their heralds regardless of family heritage. I could not ask for a better group. ALL HAIL THE KING!" roared Elder. A smile as wide as the sky is the limit resided upon his joyous face. No man on this Earth could bring his moral down, nor any beast, nor king. "So what's this thing about again?"

Elder leaned his left shoulder against the wall. His pose reflected a great sense of self confidence, both in his eyes and form. "ALL HAIL THE KING!" Elder repeated. This time he threw his right fist into the air and gave a peace sign. "If by sir you shall name I, call me Elder, Warrior of Peace. Or just Elder for short." Elder took a bow and then, in slug, returned posted upon the wall.

Hearing such a speech coming from the newest entrant, Nym was forced to her feet, slightly unnerved by the high morale that the newest member had, wondering if it was just an entering speech or whether it was going to be like this all the time. She found herself edging towards the other knights to be, security in numbers after all, not such the confident thief now.
"Surely you'd know why you're supposed to be here if you gave a speech like that?" Nym said quietly, glancing around the group to see if any of the others were as puzzled as she was by the newcomer.

Damien took Soki's arm and bumped his shoulder, "Welcome brother," he smiled before turning to the new commer. He cocked his head to the side in surprise, then respect. They were all going to fight for something, to protect what they held dear in their hearts. He would not let his family down. He would honor his brother's memory and fight amongst brothers and friends to bring order again to the world. He was proud to be named a Knight of the Round. He raised his fist in the air and called out "All hail the king!" he repeated after Elder, offering his support to him.

"You learn that in one of your cheery meetings?" came a snide remark from Rala, her brown orbs unamused as she just stood there, becoming more and more agitated at these people. She shifted her weight and gripped to her katana, really itching to get back to her latest invention that was sealed within her room and under a secret floorboard she herself had of course made. Her foot tapped and she looked around, no longer having any motivation to remain in their little colony. These people were too happy, too excited too...not her.

Soki blinked at the meeting and then the new comer unable to hold back a laugh or two as he just shook his head "Well that was quite....Motivating.." he said with a shake of his head as he looked around. "Um....anyone else think he's too high to be one of us..?" he asked with a slight smile considering this one male had so much morale it was literally flowing from him. Soki shook his head he felt alittle out of place too but he wouldn't let that show.