Stories of War - 1

"I couldn't do it. They killed my brother, they tore apart our ranks in the blink of an eye, and even the captains fled when they saw what we were fighting. They scurried around on the ground like a thousand ants, ready to pick apart anything that fell into their trap. All while none of us with half a mind could fight back. Those that knew better left early once the rumors started around the camp. I wasn't one of the lucky ones that believed the conspirators." The armor-clad man in Fortosian colors slumped over his drink as he took one more long look into the bottom of his tankard. "I never signed up to kill children." - Told by an ex-Fortosian soldier on his first experience fighting against the United Kingdoms of Mesh