House Helexis's story page 4

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The party walked up and down roads in the town, Karigov greeting the villagers explaining who he is and what he is going to do in the town. Many of the villagers bowed deeply for the new lord, but then as they walked up a darker looking road, more an ally way, the boy seemed to have frozen up.

"Milord, maybe it's better we took an other road, I do not think..." Said Horister but was interupted by Karigov who snaped at him. "What are you afraid of? It's only a small road, light is hindered because of the buildings."

"Milord, I think your ...er advisor is right" stuttered Fredrick.

"Nonsence, I shall see the entire town boy... Now move on, if anyone becomes agressive I shall show them the true power of an Helexian Lord."

The boy nodded and slowly progressed into the narrow allyway. It was asif they were watched intently by the ruffians of the town, all packed up in one small road. When they reached the end of the road Horister sighed with relief and so too did the boy, but Karigov just laughed. "Now was that really so hard?"

They continued walking in the town and then the boy pointed at the castle that overlooked the town. Fredrick explained that it was built to repress the town when the first lord lived there, but later lords cleaned up the evil look of it and made t more a place where the towns folk can come and tell the lords what bothers them and such.

Then Fredrick pointed over to some ruins which lay higher up the hill, saying that those were old ruins from the 3rd lord to govern Forgersten. He believed it to be some kind of religious building of sorts or maybe even the house of the lord, but he was not yet born in those times. Karigov Helexis would be the 9th host and lord of Forgersten, and House Helexis will be ruling, and governing the township for the rest of the Helexis dynasty.

Later that day, Karigov arrived back at the town hall and asked around where he could find a good sleeping quarters till the castle has been repaired. When he found out that there was no real inn in the township he was rather shocked, no places for leasure to be found in the town. One of the clerks offered his spare room to Karigov till the castle was repaired. It seems that the previous lord set fire to it and commited suicide in it. The mayor commited suicide, the last lord too... Karigov kept wondering why high standing officials ended up like that. He looked out the window and sighed softly pondering and then made his way to the clerk's house.

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