SWORD AND DESTINY
Lonely rider was slowly aproaching to former house. He slowly rides his horse through burned gate, and garden. On the north, law was jumped and destroyed by local nobility and merchants who enforced their trade by force. Thus the law in the Northern Kingdoms was abolished. Idwen and Soar had just been through war, so the roads were a frequent target for robbers and dangerous for trade.
Noflung, that was safe, because the local nobility ruled the kingdom with an iron fist, since the prince was still a child. The Tungars in the east ruled with an iron fist too, and with barbarity known to all. Fortunately, however, the tribes were constantly at war with each other and their raids had not threatened anyone for ten years, except for a few merchants. Aetin and the Republic of Neor were countries where the security of the state was ensured by church orders. The Order of the Sword and the Order of the Pilgrims to the Holy City.
But this far north in Idwen their authority was only local and not yet omnipresent, except for two missionary stations, so basically absolutely useless.
Rider comes from saddle, and look up to former house. He saw arrow, pointing from the ground, and when he comes to look closer, he saw that the arrow has specific paint on it. From that he was sure that people who destroyed this farm were from agni tribes, old believers, pagans. He came back to his horse and go back to saddle. This is needed to be disgust on the Zmej Castle, because when pagans attack on the rular areas, the north kingdoms will not have food, and thats the last thing they will need.
People living in the north are savages, calm nation. Sauti. Their language is hard and no melodic, they are warriors and someone can say barbaric. Directly toward our rider shows up lonely caravan, which was suprising in this time.
,, Ailla ea ilaha!" Greeting of south nomads. Rider was lucky to know how to repond in the propper way. ,, Ailla nun iswama!" Man who greets him turned his head in a meaning of honor. ,,What happen in the north, that knight of church is alone, and pagan dogs attacking believers on the ways?" ,, War comes and left the poor people and country oh its way. The great northern war just ended, so this is what remains in the old north kingdoms." ,,Truth was spoken, indeed.....join us, two miles from here is a small city." ,,Dreideka." ,,Yes." Knight turned and ask him. ,, Which miles good man? North miles, or South?" ,,North." Knight was counting.... ,,thats cca 5 thousand meters and something if i count right." ,, can be.... and what is your name, dear sir? " ,, Přemysl."
