C1 Strange land 1

1400AD

CHAPTER ONE

It was a hot summer afternoon of russet and gold.Blue haze on the far horizon blended sea and sky into one.

Olivia squinted in the bright mid-day sun.The yard of the stronghold was alive with sounds of horse whinnying, people scattered around,some walking and some were busy doing their task stopped to see the hostages who were escorted into the yard. Immediately,a soldier seprated the men and the women.

Olivia walked slowly,her joints were hurting so badly,it has been hours since they have been walking in the scorching sun.

" Move faster wench."A soldier snapped at her.They walked further into another yard and stopped.

Another soldier walked in and all the soldiers bowed for him,he was obviously a higher ranking soldier.

"Hmmm, pretty wench," he began,"thank your stars you are all still alive ,but remember this from today henceforth, your filthy lives doesn't belong to you anymore,we own you so get that into your rotting skulls.

Then he sighted his brother Ronan Quinn their chief.Ronan was a warlord,strong and feared all over the four kingdoms. The Quinn's had sworn an oath to protect the king for generations. Ruthless and cold-blooded in battle and were hard to reckon with.

They were knowed for their martial arts. They reside in Valarie,north of Leinster. Through the Quinn's, the Leinster had been feared throughout the four kingdoms. Muriel in the north,lutra in the south, Leinster in the west and Tyre in the east.

"Ronan"Niall called him. Ronan turned to Niall's direction with a frown so evident on his face.

" What?" He asked coldly, he knew his brother was up to no good again. "Aish! Don't be so cold," he said walking up to Ronan." You see,after the long battle," he placed his hands on his shoulder. "you will need something to cool down all your nerves,so what about picking one of these wenches, aren't they pretty enough to entertain you?" Ronan removed his brother's hand.

"Not interested." He gave a Curt reply without looking at the women." Come-on man "

Ronan look at the women, if it weren't for their selfish king who didn't know his place,they won't be here.The Norman's were just the unlucky ones their village was the only one that suffered. Many are now homeless,widows, orphans all because of their king who fail to think before he acts. Though he wasn't different from theirs,he just didn't have anyone to clean up his mess.

" Don't be a killjoy, you can pick as many as you want to warm your bed."

" You should known this trival things doesn't freak me." Niall smilled knowing Ronan was like this he came prepared. " Niall come off it I am saying....."

" Shhh, relax man. Take a good look at them they are all going to be at your beck and call so stop being so strongheaded and choose." Ronan was getting frustrated,he had to do leave or his annoying brother would continue to pester him.'Dont he get tired' he thought to himself.

" Just one."

" That's more 'like it."

He walked slowly looking at the women one after the other,as usual he won't pick any one making an excuse of not liking any one of them. Niall walked behind brother. He noticed Ronan stopped walking to look at a woman but he appeared to be shocked. He followed the direction and was also shocked at what he saw. A striking resemblance between the wench kneeling on the floor with one of their elite ladies.

" Miriam?" Ronan called her but there was no answer then he came back to his senses Miriam has been dead for a long time.

Niall quickly recovered from the shock. " You like her, you should. Isn't she beautiful?" Blessed with long black curly hair, black eyes as dark as the night, beautiful fairly dark shinny skin, pulp lips. " Take her make sure she's well taken care of,the chief awaits her arrival." Niall order one of the guards.

Olivia who was praying silently before not to be pick was dumbstruck when the pervert picked her.

As the guard came to take her away she tried to wrestle with the man,she mustered all the strength she has left and kneeled the man in his stomach.

The man yapped in pain. " You ungrateful bitch."

Olivia tried to run but the man caught her hair and pulled it, she screamed out in pain due to the way the guard pulled it.

" Troublesome isn't she?" He asked Ronan who was just recovering from the shock. The guard lifted his his hand to hit her but Niall stopped him before he could.

" We wouldn't want to give our chief a damaged goods would we?" He asked the man.The man immediately pulled back his hand,and dragged Olivia towards the chief quarters.

Ronan watched how the girl was dragged away,'fuck' he muttered Niall finally got his way." Still stunned?" He patted his brother at the back and said ,"goodluck."