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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jdvn1" data-source="post: 2569808" data-attributes="member: 26424">Very interesting stories, the both of you. I have a story that was told to me when I was a child, and has been passed through my family, and is a fairly common folktale in my family's lands." Xavier looks into the fire, imagining the story and recalling his childhood."There was a boy who grew up in a small village, the son of farmers. His life was a hard life and he learned to work hard. His family taught him to try to be a strong person, so that much would come from his efforts--good crops and good actions. To bad crops, deal with them quickly and efficiently, and make sure they never come back. The boy had a strange mark on his neck that made him look ugly, so he was sometimes treated badly. This was just another obstacle for the boy.And so the boy was raised, always trying to better himself, to be strong, and to do good deeds. Eventually, his parents grew old and the boy had to work the field himself. It used to be the father's job to take the crops to the town to sell, but now the young man had to do it. He learned the way quickly and learned that he had to cover his neck in dealing with people.After a month of this, he encountered a caravan on the road. Not taking notice of them, he tried to pass them on the road, but they got in his way. They asked for toll and the young man refused to pay it. When they insisted, he noticed there were some bodies behind some bushes--these men had killed others who had not paid the toll. He tried to get away, but was then engaged in combat and forced to kill all of those men in defense. Thank goodness he was able to survive and continue on to the town.When he arrived in the town, the news had gotten there before he had. The men on the road was the king and his men. They were cruel men that tried to get every penny they could from thte people, but for killing the king, the young man was sentenced to death. It was unavoidable, the actions of the young man, but there judge had no choice in his sentence. The law was very clear.Then came the day the young man was to be executed. He was led to the platform in the town square and knelt down before the executioner, who pulled back the young man's cloak to swing his axe--but he stopped. He raised the young man to his feet and knelt down before him. "Our true king has freed us!" In all the confusion, the young man had learned that the old king was killed a long time ago, and his first born son was sent off to safety. The king who took his place was a cruel king, but the old king was known for his distinguishing mark on the back of his neck, the same mark the young man has.The young man was indeed the king. When he questioned his parents, the farmers said they had indeed adopted him, from a river a long time ago, but didn't know his ancestry. The young man had learned well from his farmer parents and became the strongest and kindest king in their history, respected by all."</blockquote>

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