Legends of Belariath
Marr
My tale starts over 30 years ago in the fine minotuar town of Merr-Sonn. I was bore to the mino's Ulic Qel-Droma and Salla Zend. I grew up a free mino in a town where no one wore a nose ring..cause as I was told that a mino was classed by what he did...not by a piece of metal in one's nose. Once I got to the age of about 7or 8..I started to help out around the town doing odd jobs. Life was great till I got to my mid teens. A large troop of Minos rode into town. I was off in the woods gathering firewood for the upcoming winter when they came. When I got back with a large load of wood I came apon the town smoking and some buildings were still burning. I then gasped as I saw all my freinds and family laying in th street dead or dieing. I stumbled though town in shock...I noticed that the males where beaten and the females were striped of the clothes..I surmized that who ever did this raped them all.
As I stumbled around I didn't notice the large mino approching me from behind till he bellowed at me. I turned and looked at him. He was at least over 10 feet in hight that put him over three feet higher than I was. I stood there in shock at what was around me and I stared at him. I watched as he walked over to me then circled me as I stood in the town square. He asked me who I was and I responed that I was a member of the town. He snorted at that and said that he tought that he and his troop killed all the males in the town. I responded that I was in the woods gathering wood. Then he smirked as he looked at my fur color and he bragged that he had a female with the same fur color as mine. I took that to mean he raped my mother. My shock started to wear off and my anger started to rise. He contiued to brag about the females he had from the town.
That's when I snaped I turned and confronted him. He smirked and back handed me hard enough that I droped to the ground. As the sting wore off I glared up at him then with a bellow I leaped and caught him around the legs and took him down. I quickly move on top of him and unleashed a barage of hard punches to his snout. He then caught me by the throat and started to choke me. I gasped and tried to pry his hands off but he was quite strong. I reached back and pulled the small hunting dagger I carry and thrust it into his chest. That made him lossen his grip on my neck and he looked at the dagger in his chest and he went to grab my hands when I twisted the blade. He bellowed loudly then fell limp. I panted as I gained my breath back and I looked down at the now dead mino who's chest I was still sitting on and I noticed that he sported a gold ring in his nose. That told me that he was a member of the kingdom that was about a day's ride from the town.
I looked at the ring long and hard. I then decided to take the ring as a reminder of this day so I yanked the dagger out of his chest and cut the ring from his nose. I looked at it again before puting it into a pouch on my belt then slid the dagger back into my belt ans got off of the mino's chest and stood up. I took a last look around as tears rolled down my snout. I then turned and ran from the town I was born in....never to return. Shortly after that day I entered a nearby town to the one I used to live in and walked into the bar that was there. I sat at the bar and overheard two people talking that the mino's troops returned and found ther leader dead and his nose ring cut out. The people were saying that a price was on the head of the one who did it....a large price...and they didn't care if the one who did it was alive or dead. I gasped inwardly as I heard that what they were saying and my hand when to my belt pouch. If they found out it was me I would most likeing be dead so I stayed quiet and sipped the ale I ordered. After I finished my drink I left the bar and wandered though the lands.
Over the years of wandering from town to town and hearing the same talk about the price on my head. I grew weary and came across a a new town. I wandered around and was surprized that I they weren't talking about the mino I killed. That was a refef for me..at last I could rest for a while in this town. I wandered around the town til I came across a school for fighters. This interested me...I wanted to be a warrior I told my father that just a few days before he was killed. I entered the school and looked around. I was impressed with the trophies in the case from sparing matches that were held here. After awhile of looking around I cam apon one of the teachers of the school...Nomi Sunrider. I found out that she was one ot the head techers at the school and I told her about my life before she smiled at me and took me as a student of the school.
Over the years I trained long and hard under Nomi's guidence. I quickly moved up the charts as I grew in strength and skill. I came to master swords...hammers...axes...and a few other close fighting weapons. Then cane the day for the final test...the one that would determan where I finshed in my training and graduated.
I was brought to the main ring where all the matches were held. I entered quite nervios and hoped that I would get a high mark and be one of the grads. I stepped up to the ring and entered then waited to see who I was going to be tested against. I then noticed a large cloaked figure walk to the ring and enter. I wondered who this was. I watched as the figure set a mino sized Mjölner on the edge of the ring. I then watch as the figure removed the cloak and I gasped slightly as I saw it was Nomi herself I was up against. She turned and smiled at me and I smiled back at her but was still nervois to fight her. She reassured me no to worry abouot who was the foe...but how to fight them.
I nodded and asked what weapon we would use she walked over to a case and opened in and inside where two scimtars and she handed me one as she took the other. I nodded to her and stepped back and readied myself as she did the same. She then lunged and the battle started. Our swords chashed and sparks flew as the blades met. Then I got a lucky strike and cut though her leather top. and blinked as it hung open exposeing her slightly. That's when she struck and cut my vest off. I stood there blinking a moment then lunges and our blades sparked again as they met. Ithe sparing match went on for awhile..then I saw an opening and took it....and took her down onto the mat and held the sword at her throat. We both stayed there panting then she smiled up at me and told me that I had passed the test and got one of the top marks of the class. I took the blade from her neck and smiled down at her and thanked her.
I then slide off of her and sat on the mat and she sat up as well. He top was still open and she made no motion to cover up. I gazed at her and saw that she had a very toned body and her breasts were full but firm. She grined as she noticed my gazing at her and asked if I liked what I saw and I nodded. She then layed back down and slid her armor off and lay bare on the mat. I was a bit suprized at that but looked over her form. She told me that I could touch and I noded and started to caress her form and heard her maon lightly as my hands touched her breasts and sex. I watched as she parted her toned thighs and grined at me and told me to take her. I blinked at this not knowing what to make of that. I then noded and removed my cloth and moved over her and we mated on the mat.
After we finshed she reached over and grabed the Mjölner and handed it to me and said that this was my other prize and congradulated me on being one of her top students...and for pleaseing her. I took it and nodded to her. I then put my cloth back on and smiled at her. She then leaned over and whispered that I can come back anytime to be with her and I nodded. I thanked her again then stood holding the Mjölner with pride. I then climbed out of the ring and turned to her and told her that I would explore awhile then return to the school one day and she smiled at that. I then turned and left the arena and got my spare clothes and redressed.
I left the school that day with my head held high and I left the town that day as well. I jounyed thought the towns again and was glad that the talk of the one I killed was not to be heard in any town...tho I wondered it the bounty for me was still valid. I shruged the thought off and kept traveling from town to town till I found myself in the town of Nanthalion. I wandered though the town and found it a nice place and decided to stay awhile...known one day I will be returning to the school and Nomi.