Generous Man

He continued to scour the nearby farms until he saw something that resembled a horse. Arriving at the stable, Gaius saw a large black horse. The horse was strong and radiated power, it seemed to be quite expensive which made Gaius feel bad for 'borrowing' the horse without leaving something in return. So he left three silver coins and took the horse away.

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-The other day at the farm-

"Come on Aston this horse will be your chance to become a squire!" Said a farmer gesturing to his son, a young man.

Arriving at the stable and seeing the empty place, the farmer's eyes popped out of their sockets and his face seemed to have lost all its blood.

"Noooooooooo…..n-it's not possible!!!!" said the old man with tears in his eyes. "All our savings…what cruel monster could have robbed a poor farmer like me…!?!?" The old man dropped to the ground and began to shriek like an angry child.

"D-dad we can try next year. And how many horses aren't out there, I'm not even sad look look" said Aston pointing to his face. Seeing that his efforts were futile to placate his father, Aston sighed and began to look around.

Seeing some shiny things amidst the hay Aston perked up.

"Father look, our horse seems to have been 'bought' by a traveler look, there seems to be coins in the hay." Following the direction in which Aston's fingers were pointing, the old man saw some shiny things and immediately warmed to the idea that a very generous adventurer had left several gold coins in exchange for the horse.

Jumping towards the glow, the old man came across three silver coins. Furious searching through the hay for his long-awaited silver coins, the old man felt a vein burst in his head and screamed at the top of his lungs. "DAMN HE BE THE ONE THAT TOOK MY HORSE, HORSE NOT MY STALLION. I PAID A GOLD COIN ON THE STALL AND IN RETURN I RECEIVE THREE SILVER COINS DAMN IT, DAMN IT!".

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Aatchim

"Someone must be talking about me little black" said Gaius before patting the black horse on the head.

"It must be the farmer thanking me for my generosity," Gaius said, giving himself nods of approval. "Well by my reckoning we should arrive in the capital of the duchy of Aztris in half a month. I didn't expect to find a faithful companion on this adventure so I'll have to hunt some animals to replenish my blood supply"

Gaius continued on his way with little black. They passed through valleys, forests and some stretches of desert. Gaius found that if exposed to the midday sun for too long he suffered from severe weakness, so during the day he would summon a cloud to shade him and little Black.

Many people found the handsome young man strange, his black stallion and a cloud that always accompanied them. Many girls were enchanted by their magical and beautiful appearance....some boys too but Gaius didn't like the idea of ​​being with another man very much.

After half a month, as Gaius had predicted, he arrived before a great wall was made of stone and appeared to be a few meters thick. Gaius had to stand in a line intended for commoners, he had already changed his clothes in a nearby woods and had smeared mud on his clothes and face to emphasize his new status.

Finally after a few hours that seemed interminable, it was Gaius' turn to pass the checkpoint on the wall.

"Say your name, place of origin, age and purpose." said the guard in a monotone without looking at Gaius.

"My name is errrr....Austin, birthplace errr....duchy of Fryt, 12 ye-22 years old and my purpose is tourism" Gaius bowed as he finished saying.

"Good very good." said the guard with a little nod. "This is a city ID card it is only valid for two months, when it reaches two months you must withdraw from the city or pay a fee to extend this time limit."

The guard handed a crystal card to Gaius before calling the next in line. Gaius mounted in little black and passed through the great gate.