Chapter 7: It Begins

I was quite a bit surprised that they had not hesitated one bit at all, as to the decision that they had made that they were in fact wanting to go and join in to the army. I suppose, they might have had the sad, and dark looks on their faces, if I thought on it a bit, as to the fact that they felt like they would have to try their damn hardest to get me to go with them in to the army, which was not the case at all how ever, which I knew surprised them quite a bit.

I still felt like I was not right at all in fact, with the assumption that I had made that nothing was at all wrong with them, due to the fact that I saw that they still had quite a bit of a dark look on their faces. Perhaps that was due to the fact that they knew some of the stuff that they were going to to have to do whilst they were in the army, which was not just the fact that they were going to have to go and kill orcs, which I was sure was a lot of the reason that they thought that I was not going to join them in it.

I did feel a bit sick as to the fact that I was going to have to go and kill a bunch of my own species, but I did not know any of those orcs that I was going to kill for one thing, and also for the other was the fact that I knew that orcs were quite a bit dark, and quite a bit evil never the less, so it did not make me feel nearly as bad, now that I knew just what it was that I was about to go in and be killing in fact, even though I knew that I was sure that a lot of those orcs that I was going to be killing, might in fact be innocent.

I also knew that it was the same for them how ever, as the more that I thought on it, the more that I began to realize a little bit, as to the reason that they felt a bit off right now, as I knew that it was in fact not only the fact that we were going to have to kill orcs any ways, as I knew that we were in fact at war with other kingdoms, and not only were we going to have to go and kill a bunch of innocent humans that were just in the army, but I also had been told a lot of the sick things that the army did to some of the woman that were in some villages.

I shook my head, as I did my best to try to not get all too focused on any of that at all how ever. I knew that I was not going to be one of those men that were going to be doing those types of things, but it still did not make me feel any sort of better about any of it. It did not matter at all how ever, as I knew that I should not be dwelling on it as much as I was doing right now, as I knew that I was simply just doing this do get away from the real world that I lived in right now, by any means necessary.

I also knew that I did not want to be living in this city any longer, and I did not want to have to deal with all of the nasty looks that came my way, no matter where it was that I was to go in the very first place any ways. I let out a bit of a soft sigh as to even be thinking those kind of thoughts at the exact same time too. I knew that, whilst the army might in fact be a bit hesitant to take me in, due to the fact that I was of course an orc, as soon as they were to see just how strong that I was, they were going to love me.

It was not just my friends that had brought that up to me, but it was also my father that had brought that up to me more than once, as to the fact that he had said, 'maybe you should join the army... They pay well, and they will love you...' I was a bit confused as to the reason that my father had told me such a thing like that, as it confused my quite a bit due to the fact that some times, it seemed like he thought that it was a good idea for me to be in the army, but a lot of times he tried to convince me out of all of it.

It was too late to stop all of that now how ever, as I had made my mind up, and there was no changing it at this point, even if my friends did in fact decide that they were going to change their mind, for some reason or another, which I felt like would not be the case at all how ever, as I knew that they too realized that they needed to get jobs as well, and also the fact that they needed a steady course if income at some point never the same as, as they were not nearly as lucky as I was, as to the fact that my father had quite a bit of some money stored up from all of the time that he had spent in the army.

He did not really have to pay for any thing when he was not home, and he still got paid when he was home in fact, so there was nothing to complain about at all, as it kind of felt like the good out weighed the bad at this point to me, as I cracked a little bit of a grin on my face for some odd reason or another, even though I was not feeling happy at all right at this very moment in time, as I was still in quite a bit of pain as to what it was that Addison had told me just the day before, as I really, and truly had been in love with that woman.

I shook my head, as I shook off all of those thoughts, all at the exact same time as well how ever, as I got my focus in on what it was that we were even doing in the very first place any ways, as I remembered just what it was that we were doing, luckily enough, as I heard the voice of Ashton, as he then began to start to speak up all of the sudden, as I blinked my eyes a few times, before I then all of the sudden, turned my head over to him, a little bit lost as to what it was that was going on in the very first place any ways.

I tilted my head a bit, as for some reason he now all of the sudden had a big smile on his face, which confused the hell out of me, as I did not have a single clue as to just what it was that was going on at all right now, as I blinked my eyes a few times once again, as I saw that he no longer had his eyes on me at all any more, as his eyes were on some thing altogether completely different than all of that right now, as I turned my head over to where it was that he was looking at, at this very moment in time never the less.

I stared at it, as it then hit me as to where it was that we were at right now, as I had been here a few times when I was a lot younger, when my father had not wanted me to be left alone, so he took me to his 'work place', as he had liked to call it, which I now began to realize that his work place was simply just the office that you went to go to if you were going to join the army, or you were trying to get in your pay check that the army had stored up for you. I was not all too sure as to how it was that I had not realized that before.

I had walked past this place a few times never the less, knowing what it was, but I had not thought all too deep on that, and I had not thought back on when it was that my father had brought me here when I was a whole lot younger in the very first place any ways. I was quite a bit shocked, as I knew that I had a short attention span, that I had even remembered all of that in the very first place any ways, as I then shook off all of those thoughts from my head once again.

That was due to the fact that I remembered that Ashton was speaking to both me and Grant right now, and as I could see from the corner of my eyes, that Grant had his eyes on Ashton, to hear out what it was that he was trying to say to the both of us, but that was just the opposite for me. I let out a bit of a rough and a soft sigh all at the exact same time as well, as I then got my focus off of all of those thoughts all of the sudden, as I got my focus rather on the thoughts as to what it was that Ashton even had to say in the very first place any ways, as I did in fact begin to listen as to what it was that he was even saying none the less as well.

"Well... We are here guys... If either one of you want to change your mind, you do it now, because once we are in, there is no going out, unless of course, we want to get in a lot of trouble, or we get past the age of 40, which is a long time from now, let me tell you..." He said to the both of us, as I blinked my eyes a few times, once again, as to what it was that he had just said in the very first place any ways, as for some odd reason or another, I was a bit surprised by it, even though I had known that was how the army had worked, ever since I was a young kid.

My father used to tell me all about it, as my father had plenty of time for him to quit him self, but for some reason, as much as he had said he did not like to be in the army, he decided to stay in it quite a bit of some time after he had turned the age of 40. I knew as to why that was how ever, as I knew you got a 100% retirement raise, once you got in to the army for 25 years, as I knew that most people did not make it that long at all. I had been told time and time again, from not just my father, but from every one, that the army was the place to go if you wanted to die.

That was why he had wanted to get that raise, as he knew that he was an amazing warrior, and he knew that he was not going to die. He knew that he wanted to be set for life once he did in fact decide that he was going to retire, which he did in fact do of course, not all too much longer ago, as I had come to find out from him. I suppose that I should not be all too shocked by all of that how ever, as I shook off all of those thoughts, all at the exact same time as well, as I knew that they did not help me at all right now.

I had to get my focus in on what it was that I was even doing at this very moment in time, which was of course the fact that I was about to go and join the army, which I gulped at the thought of it at the exact same time too, as I still was not all too sure if any of this was a good idea at all, as I let out quite a bit of a rough sigh to my self, all at the exact same time too, as I saw Grant in fact nod his head to Ashton, from the corner of my eyes, once again, which shocked me a bit, for some odd reason or another, even though I felt like it should not at all.

It was clear that the both of them were in on this at this point, as I then saw the both of them turn their heads over to me, as it was clear that I was the one that needed to respond to all of this now, as I had made no sort of notion that I was in fact in to all of this, which was a lot of the reason that the both of them has been so worried in the very first place any ways. Little did the both of them know how ever, was the fact that I too was in on all of this, just like the both of them, even if I was not all too excited about it.

I knew that this was how things had to be how ever, as I then turned my head over to Ashton, and I looked in to his eyes for just a few seconds, as I expected him to dip his head a bit low to the ground, such as most people did when they saw an orc staring at them, right in to their eyes. That was not the case at all for Ashton how ever, which was a lot of the reason that I considered him to be my best friend in the first place. He was one person that I knew for a fact was not lying at all, when he said he did not judge me for being an orc.

There was only one other person that was like that, which was of course Paris too. I did not want to tell her about the fact that I was going to go be joining the army how ever, as I knew that she was for a fact not a fan of war at all. I felt a bit bad for it, but hopefully I would not have to be all too worried about any of that for all too much longer at all, as I let out a bit of a rough sigh to my self, and I then nodded to my self, all at the exact same time as well, before I then began to nod to Ashton all of the sudden, even though I was a bit lost in my head right now.

I sighed, as I took in a bit of some heavy breaths all at the exact same time as well, to straighten my self out quite a bit, as I could tell that Ashton did not believe that I was ready for this, which I did not blame him, as I knew I had a bit of a fearful look on my face, which I was not all too sure as to what it was that I was even afraid of in the very first place any ways, as I then shook off all of those thoughts, all at the exact same time as well, as I made the look on my face turn in to a much more blank look, as I then all of the sudden began to start to speak up to my best friend, Ashton, as it was clear that he was listening as to what it was that I had to say in the very first place as well.

"Yes... Let's go in... I just want to get all of this started... My father could do this, so I can too... Hell... I am an orc... That is what I am meant to be good at..." I said to him, as I saw a bit of a smile pop up on his face at the exact same time as well, though it seemed to be a bit more of a sad smile never the less, as it did not seem like he really was actually happy with all that I had just said in the first place, which I had to assume was due to the fact that he did not judge me the way that others did, and he did not like that I was judging my self like that right now.

Ashton looked away after a little while longer how ever, as it seemed like he had given up on the fact that he might want to change my mind, which I did not blame him at all I suppose, as I knew that he was in on all of this, and he was worried that if he tried to change my mind for some stupid reason or another, than it might do a damn good job at changing his own mind on the fact that he did in fact want to join the army in the first place, which it was becoming more and more clear to me, that it was what the both of them wanted to do.

Ashton more than Grant for that matter never the less, as Grant had a bit of a blank look on his face right now, as it did not seem like he had much of a clue as to just what it was that was going on right now, in the very first place any ways, as he just had a bit of his own smile on his face, after he had looked away from me, as it was clear that he had in fact believed each and every word that I had just said to the both of them not all too long ago, which I was glad for of course, never the less.

Grant was just staring at the front door, as it seemed to be a bit dark in side, as it looked to be from the windows, as if there was no one in there at all, and that they had closed it down, as if they were not worried about having to go to war ever again. I knew that was not the case at all how ever, as for one thing, I knew that humans were always going to be at war, not just with orcs, but with other humans for that matter, as it did not seem like humans could get along with their own species, which at the very least, seemed to be some thing that the orcs were decent at, due to the fact that they only had one kingdom.

I knew that was not the case at all at the exact same time as well how ever, as I had been told that orcs got in to fights with one another all of the time. I shook my head, as I shook off all of those thoughts from my head at the exact same time too, as I then got my focus back on what it was that I was even doing in the very first place any ways, as I saw a bit of some movement from not all too far away from me at the exact same time too, as I saw that Ashton was moving around a bit, for some reason or another, which confused me just a bit, as I did not have much of a clue as to just what it was that was going on right now.

I then began to realize just what it was that was going on at this very moment in time how ever, as I then saw just where it was that Ashton was walking over to right now. I was quite a bit lost, as well as the fact that I was a little bit shocked right now, as to the fact that we were actually doing this, for some odd reason or another, even though I felt like I should not be shocked at all, as I knew for a fact that my friends were not cowards at all, and they would not be afraid of a challenge such as the one that we were in at this very moment in time never the same as.

I looked at Ashton with a blank look on my face for just a little while longer how ever, as I then all of the sudden saw that Grant was staring right at me right now, for some odd reason or another, which confused me just a bit, as I then turned my head over to Grant, and I squinted my eyes at him, at the exact same time as well, not all too sure as to just what it was that he was doing at this very moment in time. Grant stared right back at me, though not with his eyes squinted at all at me how ever, as after just a few more seconds, he did in fact nod over to me.

I blinked my eyes just a few times, as I was a little bit lost as to what it was that was even going on in the very first place any ways, as I then all of the sudden saw Grant begin to follow Ashton over to the front of the army place. I was still a little bit lost as to what it was that was going on for just a little while longer, but when it all of the sudden hit me, and came back to me, as to what it was that we were even trying to do in the very first place any ways, I then nodded to my self all of the sudden, just to wake my self up a little bit.

I breathed in quite a bit, as I then joined Ashton and Grant at the front door, as I saw that the both of them were waiting on me right now, so that they could open the door. I quickly, at least, as quick as it felt like I could go right now, with out running over all of the people that were on the side walk right now, began to head over to the both of them. Once I was beside both Ashton and Grant, I then nodded to the both of them, at the exact same time as well, letting the both of them know that I was ready to go in to the place.

Ashton nodded right back over to me, as he then turned his head over to the front door at the exact same time as well, as he then opened it, which seemed to be a little bit hard for him for some odd reason or another, which almost made me want to laugh, but I held in the laughter, as he then all of the sudden opened to door to the place, to let us know that it was not in fact closed at all, as there just was a bit of some dim lighting in the room right now, which made it quite a bit hard for any of us to see in the room, which felt like it was even harder for me.

I breathed in quite a bit, as I shook off all of those thoughts, all at the same time as well, before I then began to start to walk in to the musty smell of the room that we were going in to in the first place. I was a bit lost, as it seemed like there was no one in here with us at all right now, as I squinted my eyes over to Ashton, as if I thought that he would have all of the answers as to what it was that was going on at this very moment in time, which was clearly not the case at all how ever, as he seemed to be just as lost as I was right now.

I gulped just a bit, as I was not all too sure as to what it was that was going on right now, nor was I too sure as to what it was that we should be doing in this room in the very first place any ways. I turned my head, as I was quite a bit spooked out at the same time as well, as I was about to turn my head over to Ashton, and begin to speak to him, before I heard the voice of an older man speak over me, before I had the chance to say any thing to my friend, from not all too far away from where it was that we were at right now.

I blinked my eyes a few times, as I was quite a bit lost as to just what it was that was going on in the very first place any ways, as I then all of the sudden began to turn my head to the older man that was in the other side of the quite big, and quite dark room that all of us were in right now. Both Grant, and Ashton turned their heads over to where it was that we all had heard the voice come from, as it was clear that the both of them were also just as lost as I was, as to what it was that was even going on in the first place right now, any ways.

All 3 of us stared at the older man, as we saw that the older man had a big smile on his face, which I felt would not last all that long, once he realized that one of the people that had walked in to this place was an orc, as I felt like he would be quick to draw a blade once he realized that I was in the room with the both of my friends. I blinked my eyes just a few times, as I shook off all of those thoughts at the exact same time as well how ever, as to my surprise, I saw that the man that had a big smile on his face at this very moment in time, was in fact looking right over at me right now, which did in fact shock me quite a bit never the less.

As I did my best to try to shake away the state of shock that I even was in right now, I then heard the man continue with where it was that he had left off on what it was that he was saying, as he clearly had just been trying to get our attention at first, as to the fact that we did not know that there was some one in the room with us, which we were clearly wrong about. I shook my head, as I shook off all of those thoughts, all at the exact same time as well how ever, as I realized that the old man, was not just talking to us, but he was talking right at me right now for some reason, as I tilted my head just a bit, but I did in fact listen as to what it was that he had to say to me in the very first place any ways.

"Well... Look who it is? Zin Hindrex... I suppose I won the bet with your father Hirun, of course, if that is the reason that you are in here right now..." He said to me, as it was clear that the man seemed to know me quite a bit well. I was a bit lost by it still, even though I knew that every one in the city, even people that I did not know, seemed to know who I was. I suppose, that was due to the fact that it seemed like the man was friends with my father, just based off of what it was that he had just said how ever.

I felt a bit bad for my father at the exact same time as well, as it really did not seem like some thing that my father would do in the first place, which was of course placing bets. He had never really said not to gamble, and to not place bets on any thing, but at the same time too, he also had never said that it was a good idea, so I had just thought it as a given, as to the fact that most people said it was a bad idea to ever try to gamble, or to ever place bets on some thing.

How ever, I could in fact see him at the exact same time as well, placing a bet on one of his friends that was in the army, that I would never join the army, as he had told me time and time again, a lot of the bad things that happened in the army, and the only good thing that he really ever said happened was the fact that he had got paid good, which I really was not all too worried about at all if I was going to be completely honest with my self, at the exact same time as well.

The reason that I was joining the army was a lot different than all of that, as it was simply the fact that I had got my heart broken, and I had been reminded that I was an orc, and I would never find true love here. Perhaps there was some thing that I needed to find out there, as that was the real reason that I was leaving home. I just could not stand all of the looks that I had come at me for any longer, and I knew that some thing needed to be done about all of this at some point.

This was the perfect opportunity for me to do some thing, and I felt like I could not blow it. It was clear that the man was not judging me at all based off of the fact that I was an orc, which was a plus already, as the older man had a big smile on his face. I felt like this was not the man that I needed to be all too worried about how ever, if I was to be for real with my self. It was clear that the man simply just worked at the front of this place, and he just counted who came in, and who came out, as well as the fact that he gave the people that were in the army, their pay stubs.

What I really needed to be worried about, as it was clear to me right now, was not the fact that I would be let in to the army. It was more the fact that I was going to be getting a lot of harsh and nasty looks from a lot of people, simply due to the fact that I was of course an orc for one thing, and also the fact that I was an orc that was in an army with humans, that were most likely going to go be killing other orcs. I don't think it was just humans that I was going to be killing, and if I was going to be honest with my self, at the exact same time as well, I felt like I would much rather kill orcs than humans, based off of all of the stories that I had been told about how orcs were.

If I was going to be completely honest with my self once again, I felt like it was fine based off of the fact that there were of course people that were going to be judging me based off of the fact that I was an orc of course. I felt like it was the perfect time to prove every one wrong about me. A lot of people assumed that I was just some sort of evil creature, simply based off of the fact that I was an orc, which was not the case at all, though some times I did fall in to the trap in my head, where I even told my self that I might in fact be an evil person.

I knew that was not the case at all how ever, as I knew that I had never really ever felt like I wanted to do any thing evil at all, nor had I done any thing in my life that was considered to be evil at all, at least, had I done it on purpose. I still felt a bit sick never the less, as I let out quite a bit of a rough sigh to my self all at the exact same time as well, as I shook off all of those thoughts at the exact same time too, as I noticed that my best friend, Ashton, was staring me right in to my eyes at this very moment in time.

I saw that he had a bit of a sad look on his face, as well as a look of some kind of guilt, at the exact same time too, for some odd reason or another, which I was not all too sure why, as far as I knew at this very moment in time, he had not done any thing to hurt me, nor had he done any thing that he should be guilty about at all either. I blinked my eyes a few times, as I was quite a bit lost as to what it was that was going on right now, as it felt like I might have missed some thing important.

At the same time too how ever, I felt like that was not the case at all either, just based off of the fact that I saw that Grant had gone to go sit down at a chair for one thing, as he seemed to just be staring up at the ceiling right at this very moment in time, as it was clear that he was just waiting on me and Ashton to do some thing, and to make the first move, after what it was that the older man had just said to me in the very first place any ways never the less.

To be fair, the man had in fact spoken to me, and no one else, so I suppose I should be the one that every one should be waiting on right now, though I still felt like I was a bit lost in my head, all at the exact same time as well, as I still had my head tilted a bit, at my pal Ashton, as if I did not have a clue as to what it was that was going on in the very first place any ways, nor did I have any sort of idea as to why we were in this room at the exact same time too, which I was a bit lost on to be fair.

I looked over at the older man that had just spoken to me not all too much longer ago, as I saw that the man had seemed to lose his attention on me at the exact same time too, as it was clear that he had kind of given up on me after the fact that he had then realized that I was not going to respond at all to what it was that he had just said to me. I felt like there should be a bit of a remorseful look on his face, at this very moment in time, but that was clearly not the case at all how ever, as the man just kept on scrolling through his papers, like nothing had been going on at all.

I gulped just a bit, as I thought back on what it was that he had said to me at the exact same time too, as the man was right based off of the fact that he had won the bet against my father. I felt like I should not dwell on that for all too much longer how ever, as I doubt that my father did not want me to join the army, just based off of the fact that he had made a bet on it. After all, he had told me that it was my own decision in the end, as it was clear that he too knew that I had already made up my mind, and that there was not really all that much that he could do to stop me at that point.

I was glad for it as well, as it felt like it was time for me to run away, and for me to go and live a new life, with my best friends by my side at the exact same time as well. Sure, I would miss my home, and I would miss my father, but at the exact same time as well, I also knew that I was not going to be gone the rest of my life, unless I were to die of course, which I certainly hoped that it was not the case at all either, as I knew that at some point, I would come back and see my father, and perhaps Paris, though I was sure that she would not be too happy with the fact that I was joining the army.

I nodded to my self, all of the sudden, as I then began to get my focus on what it was that was going on right now, at the exact same time too, as I then shook my head all of the sudden, as I saw that from the corner of my eye, whilst I had my head down, my friend, Ashton, had all of the sudden nodded to me, as it was clear that he was about to speak to me at the same time as well, as I then lifted my head up, and I blinked my eyes just a few times, due to the fact that I was of course a bit lost as to just what it was that was even going on at this very moment in time, any ways.

I let out a bit of a soft to my self, all at the same time too, as I then got my focus fully on my friend all of the sudden, as I then nodded to Ashton back, as I let him know that I was paying my full an complete attention on him right now, which I could tell did in fact make him feel a bit better, as he did in fact begin to speak to me, and I then began to listen to what it was that he had to say to me, quiet enough so that no one could hear in the very first place any ways.

"You don't have to go through with this man... I don't want you to feel like we are pressuring you..." He said to me, as I looked at him right in his eyes at the exact same time too, as I almost wanted to laugh as to what it was that he had just said to me in the very first place any ways. I knew that neither him or Grant were pressuring me at all or course, as they were about to go and join the army, with out even asking if I wanted to go and join them, which did in fact make sense of course.

I knew that I had told the both of them time and time again, that I did not ever want to see what it was that the rest of my species was like, just based off of the stories that I had been told about all of them. I felt like not all of them could be all that bad, but at the exact same time too, I felt like I could not be all too certain about any of that, just based off of the fact that I knew that if you were to live in a bad environment, especially if it were for you entire life, than you were going to pick up on a lot of those habits that you were forced in to.

I was not going to lie to my self either, as I was fairly certain that if I had in fact been born in an orc village just like a normal orc was, than I was sure that I would not be all too good of a person either. I also felt like at the exact same time too, that if I was in the army, the hope was that I was not going to kill every orc that I saw in my path, but I was to try to teach them some thing good about the world, such as my father had done whilst he had been raising me up, ever since I had been a baby.

I felt like that was not realistic at the exact same time too, as I knew my father had told me that it had been a big struggle for him to carry me all of this way back to his home, with out being able for any of the people in his army to notice at all, as he knew that they would have called him a 'traitor', as well as an 'orc lover', which soon after all of that had happened, they would then take me from him, and then they would be quick to kill me.

I gulped at just the thought of that, at the exact same time too, as I felt like I really should not dwell on any of that for too much longer either, as I let out quite a bit of a rough sigh to my self all at the exact same time too, as I did my best to get my focus back on what it was that was going on all around me in the first place, as I did my best to wake my eyes up just a bit, as I began to look all around the room that I was in, still seeing that the older man was at the table still, and also the fact that I saw Grant staring down at the ground, at the chair that he was sitting on right at this very moment in time.

I blinked my eyes a few times, as I was quite a bit lost still, if I was not going to lie to my self either, as I did my best to try to shake off all of the thoughts that were even going on through my head, at this very moment in time any ways, as I then got my focus back on to what it was that I was even doing in the very first place any ways, instead. I let out a bit of a soft sigh all of the sudden, as I could see that my good friend, Ashton, still had his eyes squinted at me, as it was clear that he was still waiting for a response as to what it was that he had just said to me not all too long ago in the very first place any ways.

I was quite a bit lost, as I some how had already managed to forget as to what it was that he had said to me any ways, as I knew that a lot of that was due to the fact that I was an orc, and orcs seemed to forget things a lot faster than a normal human seemed to forget things. I some times viewed that as a good thing, as to the fact that I did not have to dwell on things for too long, but at the exact same time too, I also felt like it was not good in the fact as to the reason that I could not remember all that much good that had happened to me at the exact same time too.

That was the reason that I wanted to join the army as well too, as it was a lot due to the fact that it felt like I had not had all that much good happen in my life up to this point. Perhaps this was the perfect time to do some thing about all of this, as to the fact that I knew that if I was in fact to join the army, even if the army did do a lot of dark, and a lot of bad shit, it still had a good cause, which was of course the fact that it did in fact protect my home from not just the invasions of an orc army, but also the fact that it protected my home from other kingdoms that might try to take over our land.

I let out a bit of a rough sigh all of the sudden, as I knew that at this point, I had made up my mind, and I had made my decision on all of this, as to what it was that I was even going to do in the very first place any ways, as I then let out a bit of a grin all of the sudden, as I then nodded to Ashton, who I could tell that he was a bit shocked that I seemed to feel no such sort of fear as to what it was that I was about to go and do in the very first place any ways. I felt like, a lot of what it was that he was thinking about me, was more to do with the fact that he was afraid him self.

There was no point in me trying to change his mind in all of this how ever, as he was the one after all, to come up to me and tell me about the fact that he and Grant were going to go join the army, and he was of course the one that had offered me an invite to join the both of them in what it was that they had planned on doing in the first place. I breathed in just a bit to my self, as I shook off all of those thoughts at the exact same time as well how ever, as I then all of the sudden nodded to Ashton, to let my friend know that I was about to speak to him.

Ashton blinked his eyes a few times, as it seemed like he was a little bit lost in his head at this very moment in time, as he had his eyes in a bit of a different place than they should be. How ever, he did at the very least see me nod to him, as he then all of the sudden lifted his head up, and he then nodded back to me, to let me know that I had his attention, as I then all of the sudden began to start to speak to him at the exact same time as well, now that I knew that he was listening as to what it was that I had to say to him in the very first place never the less.

"Yes... I have made up my mind at this point Ashton... I am going to join you and Grant in this, and I know that this is the right thing to do..." I said to him at the same time as well, as I looked at him straight in to his eyes, for him to make sure that he knew that I had meant each and every word that I had said to him in the very first place any ways. Ashton still seemed to be a little bit off kilter, but he did in fact nod back to me, to let me know that he had heard as to what it was that I had even just said to him at the same time too. It did make me feel a little bit better, but what did not make me feel all too much better how ever, was the fact that he went ahead and dipped his head a bit low to the ground once again, as it seemed to be that he had not made up his mind him self. I let out a bit of a soft sigh all at the exact same time too, once again, as I felt like there could be a lot of reasons as to why he was acting the way that he was right now. Either way it was for me though, I felt like there was one simple solution to fix all of this, as I then all of the sudden nodded to my self all at the same time too, before I then began to walk over to the table that the older man was at. The older man had his eyes on the pieces of papers that I saw that he was signing with some ink, but as soon as he heard my insanely loud foot steps, which still felt like it was hard for me to control, the older man then all of the sudden lifted his head up, as I then saw a smile on his face all of the sudden. As I was a little bit lost as to why that might be the case, as joining the army did not seem to be some thing that any one could be happy about at all. At the exact same time too, I felt like I should not be all too worried about that at all how ever, as I then shook off my thoughts, and I decided that I should just get straight to the point that I had felt like I needed to get at in the first place, as I then began to start to speak to the older man, now that I knew that he had his full attention on me now, rather than the pieces of paper that he had been signing. "So... If I am to join the army, my friends will be in the same legion as I am right?"

The older man seemed to stare at me with a bit of a blank look on his face, for quite a bit of some time, which did not tell me all too much, as I felt like all of the sudden, that what ever it was that I had just said to him, which I was not even all too sure as to what it was that I had said in the very first place any ways was, if I was going to be completely honest with my self, was not going to be the case at all, and it was not going to be true either, as I then all of the sudden dipped my head a bit low to the ground.

I felt like, perhaps now that I knew that my friends might not be with me, in the same legion together, than it might be a bad idea to go and join the army, as to the fact that I felt like I wanted to be with my friends in this together. I felt like I could not go and join the army with a bunch of people that I did not know at all, and a bunch of people that would not warm me up at all, if I was to ever have a bad day, which it kind of felt like today was already off to a bit of a bad start at the exact same time too, as I then dipped my head quite a bit low to the ground, at the exact same time as well.

I sighed, as I was not all too sure as to what it was that I should do now, as I kind of felt like I just wanted to give up, if I was going to be honest with my self. It felt like there was no point in even trying in all of this any more, as I felt like, if I did not have my friends by my side, than there was no reason as to the fact that I should go and join the army at all. I was sure at this point, that they would be happy if I did join the army of course, but at the exact same time too, they also had to know that I did in fact have emotions, as much as people wanted to think that orcs did not have any sort of emotions.

I had friends that I felt like needed to be at my side, so I was not going to go and join the army if this did not go the way that I wanted. I also knew that I could not just hope that it was going to be the case, when in reality it was not, as I knew that if I was to try to leave the army, than it would get me in a lot of trouble, as I knew that once it was that you were to sign up, than at that point, there was no going back on what it was that you had in fact signed up for in the very first place any ways.

I sighed quite a bit to my self, as it kind of felt like this was all pointless, and it felt like all of this was quite a bit hopeless at the exact same time as well, as I kind of just wanted to go back to the other side of the room, and go and join Grant at the chair, and just think long and hard to my self, if all of this was a good idea at all, which it truly was starting to feel like more and more, that this was not a good idea at all, if I was going to be for real with my self, at the exact same time too.

I shivered, as I then began to get my focus on what it was that was even going on right now, in the very first place any ways, as I lifted my head back up to the older man, as I saw that the blank look on his face had all of the sudden seemed to go away from his face at the exact same time too, as I then saw him nod a bit to me all of the sudden, as a bit of a smile seemed to crack up on his face, as if the man had not sat there in silence for as long as he had any ways.

I was quite a bit lost, if I was to be for real with my self, once again, as I then gulped all of the sudden, and I then began to get my focus on what it was that the older man had to say to me in the first place, though I felt like I was a little bit biased still, based off of the fact that I had been told a lot about the army, and also the fact that it felt a bit strange and scary to me as well. I shook off all of those thoughts from my head, all at the exact same time as well how ever, as I then began to listen as to what it was that the older man had to say to me in the very first place any ways, as he had then begun to speak.

"Well... There are currently 5 legions in this city, but we are about to start up a 6th one, and I am sure that you and your friends will be put in to it... I don't make the decision, but if I tell the man who does, that an orc is wanting to join, and he has friends with him, than I am sure that he will listen... He is a good man... But you better make up your mind fast, because the legion is filling up quickly..." He said to me, as I was a little bit lost by it, as well as the fact that I was a little bit surprised as to what it was that he had said to me at the exact same time too. I knew that there was a lot of people in this city, but it still felt like he was not being truthful with what it was that he had said about the fact that it was feeling up fast, just due to the fact that there was no one else in here, and we had been in here for at least 5 minutes, as it was up to this point. I let out a bit of a soft sigh all at once to my self how ever, as I felt like the man might be speaking a bit of some truth at the same time too how ever, and I did not want to risk any of it at all. Plus, I also felt like it was best to make up my mind now, before I changed my mind, the more that I thought on it. I looked at the older man right in to his eyes for just a few seconds, as I then all of the sudden gave the man a strong and steady nod, to let him know that I was in. The older man looked at me for just a few moments, before he then nodded back to me, and he then began to grab some papers from not all too far away from him self, through all of the many papers that were at his table right now, as he then all of the sudden began to speak to me once again, after all of that was handled with, and I listened to what it was that he had to say once again never the less. "Alright, you just have to sign these papers, and some one will come to your place in the next few days, and tell you the date it begins..."