Read Blood and Steel (The Cor Chronicles Volume I) Page 15
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Cor set the scroll down; he had many questions about what he read. The priests had never described any of this history to him, not about the gods, the arrival of the Loszians, The Cleansing, none of it. No doubt, Rael could answer his questions or point him to scrolls and texts that would. He stood up from the table and made his way through the rooms he and Rael occupied. He walked outside into the courtyard and found it to be a beautiful sunny day. It was quite warm, but there seemed to be a constant strong breeze off of the ocean, carrying with it a familiar salty scent.
Rael was outside, organizing an assortment of weapons and other combat paraphernalia. Cor saw swords of various sizes, axes and a number of bludgeoning weapons the names of which he wasn’t aware. He also saw a variety of shields, ranging from small wooden discs a mere ten inches across to huge steel monstrosities clearly meant to cover the entire body.
“What year is it Rael?” he asked.
“Seven thirty six A.C.” Rael answered, turning to face Cor. “You did not know?”
“No, I didn’t. Well, I didn’t know any of what I just read.”
“I’m not surprised,” Rael commented, scratching his chin. “What you know was taught to you by your parents and by Garod’s priests. They conveniently leave out most facts, and I am not even sure most of the priests know the real history anymore.”
“I want to ask you some things,” Cor said, chewing on a fingernail.
“Of course, but how long has it been since you have wielded your sword?”