Chapter one-Welcome home

The start of a tale

Chapter one- Welcome home

 

I stood there gazing off into the distance, watching the birds fly over the brightly covered sky.  It was about noon and it was at its hottest outside I sweated even more thinking about it.  I could see the head stableman coming over and quickly picked up my shovel and acted like I was doing something.

        “Aye you boy, come here” he stopped and pointed at me, I stood there dumbfounded “Don’t make me say it again” He yelled and I ran over to him as fast as I could.

“Ye-Yes master” I managed to stammer out. I was to nervous, I’m always nervous.

He stood there looking disgusted at me. “I want you to head inside the castle and help clean the royal hall, in preparation of the king coming home” He said with a little snootiness.

I nodded my head and quickly turned away and headed for inside.

I walked through the back door to the kitchen and headed for the royal hall. The castle was a very large place and on more than one occasion I have gotten lost in it.  Walking down the corridors I noticed a lot of people running around getting ready, servants, soldiers and noblemen here and there.

I finally approached the royal hall with all the madness going around. I walked over to the servant master in the middle of the room. “Sir what might I be able to help with” I asked slightly.

He looked at me; he appeared to be in a panic, “Oh yesh boy I need you to pick up a broom and start cleaning this area, it’s a big day” He said smiling. I walked over to the wall and picked up a broom and started sweeping.  I kind of mopped around for a little bit acting like I was doing something important, but like always I never really was. I’ve always been extremely smart and more brilliant then everyone around me, but it’s my nervousness that makes it seem not. I stood there looking around watching everyone rush and panic around the place, and then suddenly I heard horns.

“The King is here, the King is here” I could hear one of the men in front of the hall shout out. The hall suddenly burst with people coming from all directions. I was quickly shoved towards the back wall from the large crowd. From the back I could see the main hall doors opening then an outcry broke from them all. Welcome home, king oh king, I could hear people shouting at the top of their lungs. I tried to look over the massive amount of people, even jumping did not help, and I then gave up and slid past everyone back towards the kitchen. I went into the kitchen and sat down and just waited for a bit. The cry’s slowly died down and music could be heard playing in the hall. I sat there for a few moments until the Servant master came in with a few of the other cooks.

“Ok everyone we must hurry and deliver all of the food to the king and his noblemen” the man told all of the others, I just sat in back watching them do their thing. Then he saw me in the corner “You boy come here” He said and I got up “ I want you to talk this mead to the kings table, Mind you that you watch tongue and say nothing to him” he said scornfully and handed me a large container.  I headed towards the door and walked out towards the hall. It was no longer filled with people, only the nobles and the king. I slowly walked up to the table; the king looked amazing he looked like a god. He wore amazing fur clothes and looked in top physical form mind you he is only in his early thirties. I walked up and placed the container onto the middle of the table and looked over, the king seemed to be playing a game of English draughts with a noblemen. I moved closer to them to look at the board, I tried to fiddle around with the food to make it look like I was doing something.

“Hmm it seems you may have gotten me Charles” the king said, I quickly spoke aloud without thinking. “Sir you can move the one on the top right over to the left and double jump him, and as well get a king” they all suddenly stopped and looked at me strangely.

 They servant master quickly came over “I’m so sorry lord, he will surely be beaten for speaking aloud to your majesty” He quickly grabbed me by the hand and started to carry me off.

“Wait” the king stood up and stopped him “there is no need for this, he merely just tried to help” He went on “Come here boy show me what you just said”. I walked over to the King and showed him a few moves.

“Ha, well look at that Charles it looks like I won” the King said, the other man simply nodded his head and walked off. “Don’t mind him, he just hates losing” the King said. He looked over at me “What is your name boy?”.

I tried to speak by I again was struck with nervousness “M-my name is Jack, my lord” I said looking down.

He just laughed a little “Well Jack, you seem to be fairly smart are you a scholar boy?” He asked.

“No sir I am a simple stable boy and cleaner around the castle” I said half heartily.

“Well that is no good” He said “Arthur” He called out and a man from behind the table came over “Bring this boy to the study and have MacArthur sign him up as a scholar boy”.

“Yes your majesty” The man said “Come with me child” he pointed down the hall at one of the back doors.

“Thank you so much my lord” I said looking down yet again, but truly happy. He smiled again and turned back to friends and food and I walked with this Arthur man to the study.

 

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Very well written, I enjoyed this first chapter :) This is pretty good!! I must say, I wish I could write books....
Maika'i no with your first chapter!!! =^^=