The Knight
From Create Your Own Story
You're a new knight, equipped with a double-edged longsword and steel chain-mail armor. Your duty is to protect the citizens of the realm from danger. You are walking down the road, alone, seeking anyone who needs your help.
You come upon a pair of men sitting in front of a house, knives in their hands. They attempt to hide their knives when they see you approaching, but your heightened knight senses see the glimmer of iron in the sunlight.
"Good men of the realm, how may I be of service?" you say in your best knight voice, hoping to find out what's going on.
One of the men is about to answer, when a scream comes from the house behind them.
You draw your sword from its scabbard on your back, and step towards the door. One of the men moves to stop you.
"Be warned, I will not be hindered in my duty to protect the innocent!" you cry heroically.
One of them snarls, and lunges at you with his knife. The other circles around you.
You sidestep the vicious lunge and bring the sword down on the man's head, cleaving it open. Blood splatters across the ground, and stains your armor as well. The other man is behind you now, and attempts to grab you and slice open your throat. You throw him over your shoulder, and he slams to the ground with a mighty whomp! You flip your sword in your hands and drive it down into the man's chest. After wrenching the blade out, you enter the house.
The single room is dimly lit by candlelight, but the sunlight brightens the room immediately as you enter. A large, hairy man is attempting to pin a young woman to the bed, but is having trouble, as he is holding an iron axe in one hand. He turns as you enter, takes one look at you, and releases the woman. She hides behind the bed, but you catch a glimpse of her long, curly brown hair and her torn clothes.
"What the hell do you think you're doing here?" The man rumbles.
"I am a knight! My duty is to protect the innocent and the vulnerable from the likes of you."
"Where are my friends"? he says, roughly.
"I defended myself." you reply.
He roars and charges you, swinging the axe savagely from the side.
