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Post by magdalena on Feb 2, 2018 7:36:19 GMT -8
Maggie in a very Maggie way said good bye to her family. By announcing it with no warning, bags allready packed that she wanted to join the army. Lealia kaliba's army no less.
Her mother approved her father didn't say one way or the other, only that he would continue to pester her. And most of her sisters cried. She walked straight to the castle where she kissed her boyfriend goodbye
Maggie had two reasons for doing this.
1. She wanted to adventure . She wanted to be prepared as she ventured out on her own. She also knew joining the army could possibly result in her death. But so could anything. Just being alive meant she could die.
2. She wanted to be a part of some bigger then herself . She was young and most of her life she was a victim of her circumstance.She didn't want to be that way anymore . She wanted boundries and order. She wanted structure.
So with her small bag of everything she thought she would need, her her gitturn , and her nerves , she looked up to the gaurds " my name is Magdalena McArthur and I would seek audience with the queen to join her Army."
She also wanted to make sure she could continue her lesson with berry.
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Post by Laelia Kaliba on Feb 2, 2018 17:45:45 GMT -8
It wasn't everyday that a child asked to come and see her. And it wasn't everyday that a child would be indulged their request. Typically a child would be sent away, however this child had met with the Queen before and she was the daughter of one of the Queen's counsel. And so young Magdalena McArther would ushered into the palace and through the corridors until the soldier accompanying her opened the door to a study and gestured her inside.
"Magdalena McArther, Your Majesty."
From behind a desk, Laelia lifted her head from dutifully scribbling and raised a brow. "Miss McArther. Please come inside. Take a seat."
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Post by Laelia Kaliba on Feb 2, 2018 18:00:31 GMT -8
Maggie would follow the gaurds ..watching the way they walked and the way the talked. How they held themselves .
She couldn't remember is she should curtsy or not ..better safe then sorr...y she thought to herself so she did . She sat her stuff down. And did as the queen asked and took a seat .
"Hello your Magesty , I would like to join your army , but I need to make sure I can still do my music lessons with Berry once a week, if that's all right with you "
A bemused expression passed over Laelia's features, and the Queen leaned forward in her chair. Resting her chin on her fist, she regarded Maggie for a long moment. And then she couldn't contain it any longer. Her head canted and she inquired. "What in Tyran do you want to join the army for?"
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Post by Laelia Kaliba on Feb 2, 2018 18:31:40 GMT -8
Maggie sat forward as the queen did . She wasn't trying to be smart , just thought you should copy what the queen does.
"Well I have been thinking about my life a lot . I realized that most of my life has been spent being at the mercy of someone else . So I wanted to change that . I also know I thrive off chaos and I don't want that to control me either . But I can't stop being who I am . The second reason is I accidentally came across a necromancer lair and I was lucky and the necromancer found me amusing so I got out unharmed , but I won't be so lucky all my life , so I wanted to learn how to fight and fight well ..The third reason I want adventure and travel .,But my music is very important to me so I won't do it unless I can keep up with that too. Music is what brought my life into order and unscrambled my head .."
She took a breath that was a lot to say .. but she seemed honest in her words. "I also want to be part of something bigger then just me."
There was a lot of information contained in the girl's explanation. Some of it resonated with the Queen deeply. She remembered being a young girl wanting adventure and renown and most of all, to join her father, her hero and become invaluable to him.
Laelia exhaled a long breath. "I remember when I was a young girl. When I was twelve years old, I ran away from my home and my mother to join the Kaliban army and fight with my father. It was hard. The hardest thing I have ever done. But it was the most rewarding thing I have ever done and it set the tone of my life."
"I understand your reasons very well. And yet I am in the unique position to also understand the consequences of your request, should I decide to grant it." She observed Maggie intently. "Are you truly ready to leave your family behind and devote your life to bloodshed, discipline and service? Are you ready to risk life and limb for my whim? To follow orders no matter what you think of them? That is the life of a soldier, Maggie. The adventure you seek can be wonderful. But it will also be accompanied by great hardship and admittedly, moments of great boredom."
"I want to make certain you understand exactly what it is that you are asking."
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Post by Laelia Kaliba on Feb 2, 2018 19:21:42 GMT -8
Maggie probably showing wisdom beyond her age listened very carefully to what she had to say and listened to a little bit of the queens own story that she told .
" Your Magesty with out telling you much of my past because I don't like to feel pitied, I have watched people die for no reason at all, so to watch someone die for any reason would be a great change , and because of this reason I am no stranger to violence , " this is wear mostly she's would be talking about being a victim of circumstance
" I am no stranger to hardship your Magesty , inwent through two orphanges before I was rescued by night haven and then eventually adopted by two fine people , but I must admit , while I love my family I have a hard time forming an attachments to my parents , even though I love them for what they provide and supporting me in me in all my desires.
I do have deep connection to my brothers and sisters , but I feel confident to leave them because I know they will be loved and taken care of . "
She thought again for a moment " and yes I desire discipline and structure for i know that is the only way that I can control the choas inside myself . And my parents ..bless them are not equipped to deal with me."
" And I deal with great boardom now it is how I found myself in a necromancers denn " she smiles
" The most important thing , will I be able to continue my music lessons with Berry , if I join your army "
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Post by Laelia Kaliba on Feb 2, 2018 19:22:14 GMT -8
The corner of Laelia's mouth lifted. "You wrote a song about me decapitating the former Queen. You know I have very little pity in me. If you wish to join my army, I require a show of committment. I will strike a bargain with you. You will attend training camp at the Southern Cross outpost for a period of six weeks. During that time you will be treated as any other solider in training camp. You will be unable to leave or have visitors. You will undergo basic atheletic training and classes on the theory of war and the duties you will be required to perform as a soldier, such as mucking out stables, cleaning latrines, and cooking. During the first six weeks you will also begin hand to hand combat training."
"Once you have completed your six week training, you will return to the Capital and be required to report to the Capital Outpost from dawn until dinner each day. You will have be considered 'off duty' two days a week. If you are able to fit your music lessons in your personal time, then you may continue with them. If at the end of a year's time, you feel that you still want to join my army, I will welcome you as one of my soldiers."
"What do you say to this?"
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Post by Laelia Kaliba on Feb 2, 2018 19:42:12 GMT -8
Most of that did not sound fun at all , and now she knew why her mother and father threatened her with it . She listened .. an entire year ..she did think it over this deal of laelias .. it would be hard for her.
She thought in her head the words if her sisters .. that she wouldn't last two days and her father's laughing at that and so her face hardned her resolve and her was set in stone " I agree with your deal , will you allow me to write a letter to my sisters and to my music teacher ..telling them of the 6 weeks, so they understand .
She then formed a little grin " and woe to those on the day that I am to cook , because the most i ever cooked for myself was butter served on bread "
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Post by Laelia Kaliba on Feb 2, 2018 19:54:01 GMT -8
"You may write as many letters as you wish." Laelia said with a nod. Then she smirked. "You'll learn soon enough when your peers give you a hard time for burning their meal. But you'll all be in the same situation."
She chuckled. "You'll find that six weeks goes quickly. You'll be so busy you won't have time to think on how long you've been there."
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Post by Laelia Kaliba on Feb 2, 2018 20:24:09 GMT -8
Laelia didn't seem surprised at all to know that Maggie wasn't human. It seemed humanity was a minority in Tyran. "It makes no difference to me what race you are." She replied with a shake of her head.
"You'll accompany a group of youth to the Southern Cross Outpost. to begin your training. But so that you are aware..." She retrieved a map from the side of her desk and laid it out. "It is here." She pointed to a place on the map.
Maggie looked at the map and was glad that her genetics didn't matter . Some people were particular about that . She followed the map from the capital to the Outpost . "When do we leave?" Was her last question she wanted to go and join these fellow youth . To greatness glory adventure and apparently boredom as well .
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Post by magdalena on Feb 5, 2018 7:45:46 GMT -8
She had joined the other youth to the training camp. Kinda of knowing what to expect only because she was told what she would be doing. But she really had no idea. Maggie would be at least two inches taller then most of the others her age that had come.
She had been trying to talk to a few on the way down there . She wanted to make friends. The first thing she wanted to do was write letters . One to her music teacher( whom she hoped wouldn't be angry for missing 6 weeks) and one to her family, and three to ginger, rue, and beau sampson. though she wasn't quite sure rue could read yet.since they had taken the news the hardest.
Maggie was actually quite excited she had wanted to leave home for quite sometime, she has wanted to leave the orphanage before, but never felt comfertable leaving because she felt like she was their mother , now they had a mom and dad.
She had tested Maya and Cairo to their final straw and beyond. And it took them forever just to give Maggie a real punishment so she knew her fellow brothers and sisters would be safe there.
Just to give someone a year was a big commitment for Maggie, but she knew the structure would do her well. Especially being a chaos fairy. She wouldn't let anyone know she was a fairy here. She would hide her magick for the time, besides her magic was bardic which meant she would affect moods mostly . She was excited to learn hand to hand combat. Not so excited about cleaning poop either from the latrines or horse stables. The meals wouldn't be so bad she would just watch how others cooked before her . Maybe ask for advice from those who could cook well.
Even as she walked her thoughts were here there and everywhere .
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Post by Laelia Kaliba on Feb 11, 2018 19:46:42 GMT -8
The next six weeks would go by like a blur for Maggie. The comforts of home and family were gone, replaced by sparse barrack-type living arrangements where all of her belongings could be accessed out of a single trunk at the foot of her cot. Maggie was given a simple uniform consisting of dark grey trousers, boots, white tunic and a blue and grey coat to wear over top.
Each and every day, Maggie was awakened at dawn by a trumpet, rousing the camp to life. Along with her cohort of other trainees, she was expected to make her bed to perfection and then stretch before being led on a two mile run before a hearty breakfast of porridge and fresh bread with preserves.
After breakfast, the trainees had classes on the basics of military theory, structure and etiquette. Maggie learned much about the hierarchy and the behaviour that was expected of her when interacting with various ranking officers.
Before lunch, they learned the basics of unarmed combat, including wrestling and eastern styles that incorporated punching, kicking, and holds. After lunch was sword training. At first they learned foot work. After all, it did no good to swing a sword if one didn't know how to properly get where they were going. Then they practiced with wooden swords, learning the angles of attack and eventually sparring with each other.
After dinner, each trainee attended their chores for the day. Some days it would be scrubbing latrines, other days it would be mucking out stables or chopping firewood. Yet other days they would be required to assist in the kitchens with getting meal prep done for the next day. Maggie learned how to do her part for the collective good of her unit.
Then, at the end of the day, sore and exhausted from doing exercise and using muscles they were unaccustomed to using, it would be lights out for Maggie and her cohort, only to get up the next day and do it all over again.
At the end of six weeks, Maggie was in no way an expert in any of the knowledge and skills she had learned, but the training camp had built a solid foundation upon which to continue to build her skills. Her body was now conditioned for the exhausting repetitive drills that would continue once she left the camp and reported to the Capital Outpost. Now, she would be back closer to her family and able to visit with them and her friends on her off-time, however she would also have the group of trainees in the Outpost that she had also become close to during their formative first six weeks of training.
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Post by magdalena on Feb 12, 2018 6:16:01 GMT -8
They did go like a blur. The first week Maggie really struggled. Normally the repetition would have caused Maggie to disrupt the whole thing and go crazy, cause trouble, but there was one underlying factor she never told anyone ..well... she sort of did. She said she no longer wanted to be a victim of her circumstances. Bassically in a way that would be approvable , she moved out of her house. Maggie was becoming increasingly independent the older she got . She had talked about moving out since she turned 13. Now she was 14 and she found out that she could join a professional group of people .
And so she worked hard . She tried to be the first one to always be awake right at the trumpets herald. To make her bed perfect every time. To be the fastest runner . She even ate all her food even if it was the same thing over and over. She listened to the teaching and the combat maneuvers.
She struggled with hand to hand combat and the sword movements because she was not graceful being tall and lanky in the beginning she would fall more often the not, but the falling and failing made her stronger . After lots of determination and hard work she eventually got to be up to par with her fellow comrades.
She had more chores here and really gross ones then she did at home, especially with the latrines and the stables . But she powered through them either by doing it again as fast as she could or by using something to cover her nose.
To keep her going she just kept thinking of how her 8 year old sister flower said she couldn't do it. Yes her sister was 8 and Maggie was 14 but that didn't stop her from showing someone up. She also tried to do her chores faster and better then anyone else so she could get practice in with her gitturn usually it was just 10 mins or less where she was used to 5 or more hours a day of practice with her instrument.
When her head hit the pillow she was out like a light. So tired that she didn't even remember her dreams
When she finnally was done she immediately reported to the Outpost . Here she would spend her days off . And she wrote letters to her family saying they could come visit and what she had done for the past 6 weeks. She had actually grown to love the structure and repetition. Through this she was more and more capable of controlling herself, the choas inside of her. Her parents and night haven. Before of course had provided structure in the home education and many opportunities, but this was something entirely different . She knew what was expected of her at all times and the thing she likes the best is everybody was treated equally. There were no favorites, even though they competed against each other it was for the challenge , not for anything else. She had learned how to work with someone and not against them . She had learned team work how to help someone. She had learned what it was like to encourage and be encouraged. In more then just the basic ways. Through this she could feel the anger of her past melting away. It no longer mattered because here her past did not define her. She was free.
Now that she had time on her days off she didn't go home right away for some reason she wasn't ready to face that part of her life again. So on her two days off she would write more letters and play songs and sing with her gitturn. Or write new songs , she would sing and play songs she knew or practise the songs she was making up. She often thought on how she could combine the two. Was there a way to combine the two? A place in the military for fighting bards ?
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