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[Voda Vosa]

Wang Chi

Today was a fair day, no clouds in the blue sky that obscure the brightly spring sun. You spend the day guarding the mine of Iron Hills, because yesterday the miners reported a strange creature wandering by next to the mine entrance. Your hand was on your jian’s hilt all the day, and your hand was thigh around your quiang’s pole. But you saw no monster or creature in the surroundings. The sun started to hide behind the Iron Mountains when you and the miners began your way to town. It took you only an hour of walk to reach your barrack, but your armor was especially heavy today. At the moment you opened the barrack’s door, your partner guard was on his way out.
“Finally you returned my friend! I already eat dinner, but there are some rice left and some wine. But I mostly ate and drank all of it” Bo Cho said laughing and continued his way to the gate. It was his turn at the gates now, and it will be yours in about 4 hours, so you ate what Bo Cho left and sleep what you could.

You had a strange dream in that short time. You dreamed about a man, surrounded with fire and explosions. He must be in a burning place, you thought. The man was escaping from something. He ran in the dark, you were watching him in the face, but his features were obscured. You could hear his breath, agitated. You saw arrows flying, from behind, and more explosions. Suddenly, an explosion flashes you, a white light directly in front of you. Then you hear a voice calling you. “Wake up Wang! Come, its your turn on the gates.” It was Gu Fen, the other guard, whose shift was over. Slowly you dressed up and grab your weapons.
The night was nice, and the night breeze felt refreshing on your face, carrying the scents of the few blossomed jasmine plants in the town.
You reach the gate, where Bo Cho was standing. He didn’t greet you, and when you get closer you could note he was standing asleep.