1 SNOW FALL

It was snowing heavily the sun was about to set and there were few hours before night fall . He could feel the cold bitting his legs but he was already very close to the hunting ground he trudged toward his destination zigzagging through the trees . Then he came to stop and crouched down in the shadows of a tree. Stringing his bow he nocked a arrow on of his finest and waited.

Then a large deer bounded in his field of vision he slowed his breathing waited for few minutes to make him feel safe and released the arrow . The arrow struck home in the heart and the deer fell on the ground twitching in death . It ached his heart very much to kill the magnificent beast but hunger was winning the war he took a deep breath and walked near the body he crouched down rubbed his hands to provide some heat and stated pulling the arrow carefully "carefull . Carefully...easy does it ...ah shit" the arrow he pulled was broken he muttered a curse and the with mighty pull heaved the massive body.

The figure was claded in a leather jacked with fur hood and leather pants the boy was six feet tall had a  handsome pale face with green eyes barely sixteen with black hair. Ethan pulled the body and slowly carried towards the village as the sun begin to set he reached the outer walls of welg .Welg was a small village located in the Northern regin of the domumium Far from any city or village.

The guards stopped him as he entered the village. The guardon the left a large brute with armour and shield in one hand a pike in another spoke sneering with disdain " what you got there hunter "

"Just a deer found it in the woods" mumbled Ethan

" you are late and have to pay tax for that beast there" the guard on the right spoke

I pulled out my purse and handed him five copper coins and started heading in but the left guard stopped him and growled

" it is seven coins not five"

Ethan protested but the gaurd stopped him

And said " you can pay us by giving that fine pelt "

Ethan knew thar the pelt alone was ten Copper coins and if he even paid hum with it they would keep the five coin he payed as well making him a loss of a silver and copper coins . He grumbled and gave him the money and started proceeding down in the village

It was a festive night as today the great king Felind the first human summoner defeated the orcs and orc warlords with elve summoners all around the land people rejoice . The market place was filled to brim lights and the shops were lit for it traders from all around the land were also there sharing there wares and stories .

He walked down the street there was great hubbub he passes a fountain where a old trader was telling stories to childs who were around him in rapt attention

" The first king landed in the land and called it home they named the land domumium as we know....."

The story was quit renowned it was said that the first king Arnelo landed on the land who was a ship captain of a fleet of ship which carried humans from far away land and named the land domumium which translates to "home land" the strange language was lost and only fleeting words survived

He went to butchery and skined the pelt and packed the fine meat then sold the pelt to a trader for Eleven Copper one for profit while returning towards the orphanage he met Alice walking towards him he waved and she came close . She was her sister six months younger than him but with blond hair pale skin and black eyes the resemblance was similar to him she came close and spoke

"where were you knucklehead. sister Margaret was worried about you"

He grinned and replyed"Oh just got a deer and skined him for pelt and was returning home and" he pulled out the antlers and handed her those " here you asked for these

"Well thank you for these might as well take these to Varen for the projects" she started to walk away he caught up with her

"What is this project you didn't told me any thing just that it is some project" he asked

" even Varen didn't told me about it said just said some project"

"Well what is a surprise if it is not a surprise

And if Varen doesn't think of you as worthy enough apprentice what can I do" she said slyly

Ethan blanched and Alice laughed

Then walking away she said

" Come back earlier you big oaf. today is your birthday remember"

Ethan put his hands in his pocket and started walking home.Today was his sixteenth birthday. Exactly 16 years earlier his mother came to welg bloodied and Exhausted with him and a baby-in-coming

He didn't know who his father was just her mother's name Caroline

Walking down the dark street some one called him from back he didn't stop but increased his pace then someone stopped him the person stood in dark his form was visible he turned back and grimaced. It was the son of the noblemen of W the infamous Sheldon

"What do you want Sheldon" Ethan asked bluntly

"Why so blunt peb I was just talking with you" Sheldon sneered

" what do you want Shelly" he asked

The boy came out of the dark a six feet tall