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41. Of Brothers Of Position

  Oh, a good morrow unto you, dear reader...

  A good morrow indeed...

  Why...

  Tis ever so pleasant, I would say...

  Do tell...

  How does the day find you this fine morning?

  Hmmm?

  Ever so cloudy?

  Why...

  Tis as before...

  Hmmm?

  Tis as though it would rain...

  Why...

  I suppose the very nature of clouds that speak of such...

  Do find themselves so...

  Hmmm?

  Why...

  I merely speak of the very nature of such clouds...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis one of the many wisdoms of this world...

  To merely gaze upon the weather...

  And of it...

  Yes...

  Judge the very tidings by understanding...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  Find the answers...

  For which they seek...

  Yes...

  Tis of wisdom, I would say...

  Hmm?

  To you is it told of by others...

  Hmmm?

  A forecast...

  Why...

  Do tell...

  How do these forecasts find themselves upon you?

  Hmm?

  Why...

  Tis a truly fascinating world you do find yourself in, I must say...

  Yes...

  Why...

  The very idea...

  Well, I suppose the very idea finds itself not far from the very ideals of this world...

  Hmmm?

  Why...

  Even so...

  In this world do we have warriors...

  Even so, farmers...

  And of that...

  Doctors and builders...

  Yes...

  Even so, in this world...

  Do the humans find themselves of the sort...

  To...

  How you say...

  Divide the very things of life...

  Nay...

  Even so, to divide the very works of their hands...

  And of it...

  Yes...

  Their very talents...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Even so as a man may learn to fight...

  Does he fight for those who fail to find the strength to...

  And, even so...

  As a man may find himself wise and patient in the arts of the garden...

  Indeed...

  Does he grow as well...

  For the very one that does protect him...

  Yes...

  Tis a truly strange thing, I may say...

  Why...

  Tis as though the very society...

  Has some agreemdnt of sorts, I would say...

  Yes...

  As one tends to sheep....

  Does another tend to goats...

  Indeed...

  Tis the very way of humanity...

  Yes...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  Does humanity find itself of many more a thing...

  Why...

  Do tell, dear reader...

  Do you remember...

  The very battle of brothers...

  Yes...

  The very one, of Vance Hessenger and Jon Hessenger...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  How the very pair found themselves...

  In battle with the man by the name of Sir Geldman Morrow...

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  And of if...

  Indeed...

  How the very quick witted man...

  Found himself fully out-witted...

  Yes...

  Twas a grand tale, I may say...

  Do tell, dear reader...

  Have you someone on your life...

  To whom you may carry...

  Such profound trust...

  Hmmm?

  Why...

  I suppose the very explanation thereof shall make more sense...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis of the many things of battle...

  For...

  Even and so as Vance Hessenger did leap upon his very shoulders...

  Yes...

  Did the very man fail to move even so an inch...

  Yes...

  Hmm?

  Why...

  I suppose I may simply say this...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Twas battle...

  And thereof...

  Did the brothers Hessenger...

  Nay...

  Even so, did the very both of them...

  Fail to have experience thereof...

  And consequently...

  Why...

  Twould be a foolish word to say...

  That the very men failed to understand their very situation...

  Yes...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  Did the very pair find themselves aware of the very fact...

  That danger lurked in every corner...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Was the very pair cornered...

  Even and so...

  In the territory of their very worst enemy...

  Why...

  Twould be safer...

  To be surrounded...

  By a pack of bastions...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Should a Knight find an opening...

  Nay...

  Even so....

  Should a Knight strike of his blade...

  Nay...

  Should a Knight appear from behind or the side...

  Indeed...

  Tis as I would say, dear reader...

  Tis a terrifying thing...

  When a soldier finds him or herself...

  Surrounded in enemy territory...

  Nay...

  Even and so as the very best of them may find themselves...

  Chasing the very prey they sought...

  Nay...

  Even and so as the very threats...

  Yes...

  The very greatest of the threats find themselves distant from them...

  Indeed...

  Should a warrior be ready...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis the enemy territory...

  And thereof, dear reader...

  Do I say...

  Fail to let your guard down...

  Yes...

  Why...

  Tis of the many things of battle...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  Fail to forget...

  That many a thing...

  Yes...

  Many a thing...

  Can occur...

  Yes...

  Truly, I say unto you, dear reader, truly...

  It does find itself quite unpredictable, I would say...

  Well, I suppose I may merely go on...

  Why...

  I did have a tale upon my tongue...

  However...

  Twould be best to tell it, at a later date...

  Yes...

  Now then...

  Ahem...

  Does the tale of the brothers Hessenger...

  Even so, brothers by blood...

  Run deep...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Did Jon Hessenger...

  Even so, as his brother jumped upon his shoulders...

  Fail to question the very actions...

  Of his older brother...

  Nay...

  Even so...

  Did he fail to move so much as a very muscle...

  Nay...

  Did he simply continue to attack...

  Even so, as though not a thing had transpired...

  Yes...

  Twas of their brotherhood...

  Indeed...

  Twas of the very bond that the brothers shared...

  Yes...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  And of that, dear reader...

  May I say...

  Tis one of the many strange things of this world...

  Well...

  I suppose a short tale concerning the very two of them...

  Shall find itself worthwhile...

  Even and so...

  As the very ending and beginning of things occurs...

  Hmmm?

  Why...

  Tis obvious, I would say...

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Does every story start somewhere...

  And of that, every story with a story of its own...

  Why...

  I suppose there may be some without...

  However...

  Indeed...

  Does the very tale that started this...

  Soon find itself to a close...

  Yes...

  Very soon, I say dear reader...

  Very soon indeed...

  And of that...

  Indeed...

  Shall I continue...

  Ahem...

  Twas many a day before the very culmination of things...

  Yes...

  Before the very storming of the gates of Vesturia...

  With blaze and brawn...

  And thereof...

  Why...

  Did the brothers Hessenger...

  Even so...

  The brothers of blood...

  Find themselves preparing thereof...

  And of that...

  Why...

  Vance: I shall find myself behind you, brother.

  Jon: Wh... what!?

  Indeed...

  Did the General make a strange request of his younger...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Was the very older a far superior warrior...

  Yes...

  However...

  Jon: But... brother... I...

  Well, I suppose I may say this...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Was the very brother perplexed thereof...

  Vance: I shall find myself your guard. And thereof, shall you be my blade.

  Jon: Brother... I...

  Yes...

  The younger did find himself ever so perplexed...

  However...

  Vance: It shall be our strategy, brother...

  Jon: Brother!

  Indeed...

  Did the idea fail to lose itself upon his very shoulders...

  For...

  Dare I say...

  Vance: Shall I put my trust in you?

  Well, I suppose many a thing here are to be elucidated...

  For...

  Dare I say...

  Did it not only purpose to be a very trick among the sleeves of the pair...

  But also...

  Yes...

  Did it also serve...

  As a reminder...

  Nay...

  Even so...

  As a statement...

  Jon: Indeed!

  For, tis as I would say...

  Is even the art of pretence quite difficult...

  Nay...

  Even so, of such a test...

  However...

  Indeed...

  Would it also find itself difficult...

  To be the one who fires the blows...

  Why...

  Tis an unsafe position, one would say...

  But...

  Even then...

  Did the very fact find itself...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Was the older...

  Requesting something difficult of the younger...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  Did indeed acknowledge him...

  Yes...

  Why...

  Twould be a mere unsightly thing to say...

  That the very end of the younger's heart...

  Was acknowledgement...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Were the pair warriors...

  Nay...

  Even so, soldiers...

  Nay...

  Even so, soldiers of a purpose...

  And thereof, may I say...

  Did the very pair find themselves of an odd situation...

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Are they general and soldier...

  Even so as the pair do battle...

  However...

  Indeed...

  Do the pair...

  Even so, as the very dictates of their function...

  May require that they cease to be...

  Remain brothers...

  Older and younger...

  Yes...

  Why...

  Did a tear slowly fall unto the eyes of the younger Hessenger...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Twas true...

  Nay...

  Even so, could his heart feel it...

  Yes...

  The power of trust...

  Indeed...

  The very being of trust...

  That found itself upon his shoulders...

  The very trust...

  Of his older...

  Yes...

  Well, I suppose the very end of such a topic shall have to find itself elsewhere...

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed...

  I must continue...

  Ahem...

  Twould now be no mystery, I suppose...

  As to why the very man by the name of Vance Hessenger...

  Found himself of defence...

  And his younger...

  Of offence...

  Even so...

  Does it...

  How you say...

  Why...

  I suppose the very statement would be...

  Further elucidate the very trust between the brothers...

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Did Vance Hessenger put his trust in his brother...

  Even so, as a general...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  Was Jon Hessenger...

  Of many a thing...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  Did the lad find himself grateful...

  Yes...

  As for their very trick...

  Why...

  Twas a mighty one, I would say...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis of battle...

  And thereof...

  Dare I say...

  May any a thing occur...

  Why...

  Even so...

  As the very Knights by the side of Sir Geldman Morrow...

  Soon cried...

  Knights: Sir Morrow!

  Did the very pair of Hessengers...

  Even as the very pair lacked a worry...

  For the very Knights that found themselves upon them a mere moment ago...

  Now found themselves too far to rescue their wounded comrade...

  Yes...

  Why...

  Tis the very art of trickery...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  The art of directing battle...

  Hmmm?

  Why...

  Twould seem as though the very idea is foreign to you...

  Hmmm?

  Even so, as I may say that...

  Indeed...

  Does battle find its result quite changeable...

  Yes...

  Why...

  I would imagine that the very idea is not as foreign to you as you may imagine, dear reader...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Do many a man find themselves so...

  Yes...

  With weapon and armour...

  Sharpened blades...

  Why...

  Even so...

  Do the very soldiers prepare themselves for battle...

  Indeed...

  And thereof...

  Tis as I would say...

  Do the very things of man find themselves strong in battle...

  Yes...

  However...

  Dare I say...

  Does the very judge of battle...

  Find itself of the mind...

  Hmmm?

  Why...

  Tis as I said before...

  For...

  Indeed...

  It matters not how sharp your blade is...

  If the very blade is held by a soldier...

  Who has not the mind to cut with it...

  Yes...

  Be it of cowardice, be it of sorrow, be it of madness...

  Yes...

  It matters not... how strong a man finds itself to be...

  Should he lack the mind to use it...

  And thereof...

  Dare I say...

  Is the very greatest battle preparation...

  Of the inside of a man...

  And not of the outside...

  Yes...

  For...

  Should a man fail to think...

  Nay...

  Even so, should he fail to think to counter...

  Indeed...

  Shall he fall...

  Yes...

  Truly, I say unto you, dear reader, truly...

  Does it find itself the man's very end...

  Yes...

  And thereof...

  Dare I say...

  Should it fail to come to your notice...

  That the very greatest of foes to a warrior...

  Find themselves of the mind...

  Yes...

  Be it fear, upon the sight of the enemies' might...

  Be it heartache, at the loss of one's brethren...

  Nay...

  Even so, be it blinding anger...

  That finds itself dulling the mind's blade...

  Why...

  May it even be so that a man found himself distraught, for a maiden had before refused him...

  Tis a heartbreaking thing, I would say...

  Indeed...

  Even upon the very many things of a man...

  Yes...

  Even of his mind...

  Indeed...

  Even so, should the very man find himself so...

  How you say...

  Unsure...

  Indeed...

  Shall the very battle fail...

  Yes...

  Shall the very warrior find himself upon the ground...

  Bloodied...

  Beaten...

  Defeated...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Does battle find itself of many a thing...

  Why...

  Even of, may a man or even so a woman...

  Nay...

  Even so, a child...

  Make an error...

  Should the very many thereof fail to silence him...

  However...

  Indeed...

  Even so as a man may make many an error...

  Indeed...

  Tis battle...

  And of that...

  May such an error...

  Lead to a loss...

  Why...

  Tis the very reason...

  Nay...

  Does the very mind find itself a reason...

  For which a man...

  May quickly die to trickery...

  For...

  In the mind of a man does he sharpen himself...

  Yes...

  Do the very blows of his fists arrive...

  Indeed...

  And should the mind error in judgement...

  Yes...

  Will the very man find himself dead...

  For...

  Indeed...

  One such error...

  May well result in nothing more but a scratch...

  However...

  Indeed...

  May one such...

  Also result in a quick end...

  Yes...

  Tis battle, dear reader...

  Be it of blade...

  Nay...

  Be it even over the affections of a maiden...

  Indeed...

  Shall the battle find itself over...

  Shall you make an error...

  Nay...

  Shall you be tricked...

  Yes...

  And thereof...

  Why...

  Indeed...

  Do be wary...

  For those who would require of reality to change itself...

  In order to battle...

  May soon have you take a sip...

  Of the maddening wine they would like you to consume...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  Find yourself strong, dear reader...

  Yes...

  Find yourself strong...

  Well, I suppose I may well carry on...

  Yes...

  Ahem...

  The brothers Hessenger found themselves upon the very roof...

  The one upon which Sir Geldman Morrow once stood...

  And thereof...

  Did they proceed to look upon the very target...

  Who had fallen to their trickery...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  Did the very Knights soon charger towards their fallen ally...

  Racing with the very wind, one would say...

  For...

  Indeed...

  They would come to his rescue...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Do Knights fail to leave a comrade upon the snow...

  Yes...

  Hmmm?

  Why...

  Tis a mere saying...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis to say...

  Hmmm...

  Why...

  I suppose the very meaning...

  Is to leave one without effect...

  Yes...

  To leave it upon the snow...

  For...

  What may happen to you... may happen...

  However...

  To the one who speaks...

  Indeed...

  Shall no effect arise from him...

  Nay...

  Even so, does he at most watch...

  But never bother...

  Yes...

  And of that...

  Tis as I would say...

  The very men of Vesturia...

  Nay...

  Even so, as the very Knights...

  Nay...

  Twould be common knowledge...

  Even so to one who finds himself of a common profession...

  Be it farmer or builder...

  Indeed...

  Tis common knowledge...

  Yes...

  A wounded enemy...

  Is well put as a dead one...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  Did every Knight well know...

  That their ally...

  Was at the very best a hostage...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  Was he surely dead...

  Well, I suppose I may well halt there...

  Twould be best, I would say...

  Do find yourself far from tricksters...

  Yes...

  Hmm?

  Why...

  Tis as Sir Alyton Herdshire...

  Yes...

  Do find yourself strong in your heart, dear reader...

  Indeed...

  Do find yourself strong...

  And of that...

  Indeed...

  Do enjoy the cloudy day...

  Why...

  Do find yourself with a friend...

  Yes...

  Perhaps sipping tea...

  Yes...

  Twould be nice, I would say...

  And of that, yes...

  A good day to you, dear reader...

  A good day indeed

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