The War of Storms

Chapter One

It was a usual morning in the village of Calth. A small village in the most eastern side of the kingdom of Ticia. The rising sun cast a rosy hue across the morning sky. It was daylight and a loud chorus of birds woke him. The young boy woke up from his slumber, he removed the blanket that was on top of him and sat straight on his bed. He put his arms up in the air stretching them, he let out a loud yawn but instantly regretted it,he put his hand on his mouth trying to cover the noise. He looked at the woman who was luckily for him deep in her sleep, He let out a sigh of relief. He stood up from the bed being careful not to cause noise. He walked slowly leaving the room. He got to the door and opened it slowly, he turned his and looked at the woman again who was still in deep slumber. He continued to open the door, he opened it enough for him to walk through it and closed the door behind trying to make as little noise as possible.
"Enzo, you are up early" said a man who was feeding chickens in front of the door. The front of the house was filled with chickens freely roaming the yard. There were a couple of wooden boxes that were cages for the chickens.
"Yea, remember what you said yesterday?" The young boy said excitedly
The man was caught off guard "ahhhh" he mumbled to himself, but in a moment of brilliance he had remembered what the young boy was talking about "of course" he said with a smile on his face.
The boy couldn't help but also have a smile on his face.
The man stopped feeding the chickens. "Is your mother still asleep?"
"She is"  the boy said as he walked towards the man
The black haired boy eye the man suspiciously "Papa are you sure that you're not trying to change the subject"
"Come on Enzo, when did I ever break a promise to you?" the man laughed nervously
"Well you haven't". The man let out a sigh of relief. "Yet" the boy finished his sentence.
"Hey papa, you never got to finish the story you were telling me"
"Oh yea" the man remember the conversation they had yesterday. "what part do we leave on?"
the young boy sat on a wooden box "The part where Aldo was fighting the evil king"
"Oh yes that part" "After escaping from the clutches of the evil people. He vowed revenge upon the evil king." The young boy looked towards his father, his eyes were big and wide, it was as if he was listening with his eyes not his ears.
"Aldo went to his friends and he had told them what happened, they wanted to help him. After asking his friends to join Aldo, Aldo led a large army towards the evil king and after a fierce and dangerous battle Aldo made towards the castle and he faced the champion of the evil king. After fighting against the champion of the evil king, Aldo slayed the champion"
"Does slay mean kill?" The young boy asked
"Yes" the father
"Isn't killing someone bad? Why did Aldo kill the champion papa?"
The father thought hard before he gave his son an answer "well... sometimes we all have to do things we don't want to. Aldo yes could have spared the champion but don't forget the champion did a lot of bad things and he could do more bad things. So sometimes we do things we don't want to so it can benefit a lot of people"
The black haired boy was listening eagerly to the words of his father. His eyes lit up as he made a new discovery. He bolted from his seat on the wooden box. He pointed his finger at his father "I understand now, you are saying it is okay for to do things that will help everyone else" The dark haired boy stood tall and proud, his chest was high and proud.
the man let out a chuckle "Yes yes, now go sit down let me finish the story"
The boy sat down again on the wooden box but he couldn't help but have a smile on his face
As the father was going to speak, a noise that startled the both came from the sky. It was a group of birds started flying above them. They both looked at the birds that were flying above them "look at them Enzo, aren't they beautiful?"
The brown haired man looked at his son who gave him no answer. The dark haired boy eyes were focused on the group of birds as they were flying above them. A smile formed on the man's face, he was happy seeing his son happy.
"Papa what kind of birds are they?" The boy said he pointed at the birds that were above them
The man looked at the sky "Well, they look like geese. And you call a group of them a gaggle"
"A gaggle of Geese," Enzo said. "It sounds too funny to be real" the boy erupted into laughter
"I know" the father also joined his son laughing
After laughing for what seemed an eternity the gaggle of geese passed them. They both had stopped laughing Enzo had to even wipe away a tear from his face due to all the laughing. After both of them calmed down "Can you finish the story father?"
"Yea sure. After deafening the champion of the evil king--"
The front door of their house opened and it revealed a woman with long brown hair wearing a long brown gown. Enzo and his father both turned their attention towards the door.The man got up from his seat and walked towards the women. The brown haired man took the women hand's for support "how are you feeling?"
"I am feeling the same as usual today but I feel it coming soon" the women replied
"Don't push yourself too hard," the man said as he placed his hand on her gravid belly.
"Mom,mom! Father has been telling me the story of Aldo the tall" the boy said as he walked towards his father and mother
The mother gave stern look towards the man clearly not impressed "Ned you shouldn't tell Enzo these kind of stories, he is still far too young"
The man tried to defend himself "Well he wanted to hear it"
"Yea mom, I am a man now mom, you shouldn't treat me like a kid anymore. I am going to be a big brother" the boy spoke proudly
"Yea when a younger sibling comes you need to able to protect and look after them"
The woman gave the boy a smile, and ruffled his hair a habit she had done for years "Of course I will do that" the boy smiled
"I will go inside and make breakfast" she said
"No, you mustn't, you need to rest" the man argued
the brown haired women spoke "It will be simple and I haven't made breakfast in ages"
"Just be careful, Enzo go help your mother"
The young boy and his mother both walk in the house while the feather finishes the yard work needed.