3,000 years previous
In a village in the land of the Nords, there is a certain blacksmith. Her name Annie daughter to Adriham the king of the Nords, this village is hers, and it is a knight sprouter. (A knight sprouter is a village that anyone can go to learn how to be a knight or learn a trade. The number of these villages depends on the size of the kingdom.) A tall, knight leans against the corner of a shop, his medium clock hiding his old high-quality armor and its color. He was scorned for his heritage, even though it had saved the local king more than once. As a Kregnorite he had little right's, although he could leave at any time the locals wondered why he stuck around even when the children threw stones at him. They noticed that he liked the shop and was there a lot, every Monday-Thursday. It was the royal smith shop. The head smith and owner was Annie. They asked her about the strange man, but they only got, "If he does not cause trouble, I'm fine with him being there". They only saw him go in twice, no one knew why. The man knew this but was almost always silent and never confrontational. He always participated in the dual's in the town and somehow could beat anyone who came against him. Even the best royal knight. After 3 months one day he faltered in coming to the smith shop, and the people, who had become accustomed to him, and might I add, thought more of him, began to feel as if something were wrong. Then a messenger can to the smith shop, the silence that followed was the same as death. Not one hammer stuck an anvil. No one knew why, but something was wrong. Annie closed her shop mounted her horse and took off for the castle. That day grew dark upon the peaceful kingdom.
4 years previous…
We see a peak cover in ice, as we rotate around it, we see an ebony fortress within the ice.
"Where is my griffin?" demanded a reptilian humanoid, sitting on an ebony throne.
"In due time" assured a dark elf. "You want her alive, and that will take a bit more time."
"That's right you and your 'contact' enjoy killing rather than capturing creatures."
The elf smiles and states, "Not I, but he sure does, that you can be sure."
A man, at least 8 feet tall(about 2.5 meters), lugging a huge crate. It is the Kregnorite.
"Here, as ordered Slivra."
"Well, is she alive?"
The Kreg stares and snarled, "If you question my honor that much secure the room and I'll open this cursed box lizard!"
Slivra shaped his fingers and his guards ran to close off the room.
"Alright 'Kreg', now prove yourself."
He pried the lid off and hopped back to give it a kick. And a golden griffin launches out of the crate.
"Gilda come!" Slivra demanded.
Gilda promptly ignored Slivra.
"Kydran yi tilak!" ordered the kreg.
Gilda stopped, and sat at attention.
"What?" blustered Slivra. "Why does she listen to you?"
"I have had training to be a griffin trainer, although it was not as exciting as it is famed." spat the Kreg.
"Forgive me, what is your name, friend?" asked Slivra, a calculating gleam in his eye.
"Ha, why would I or should I tell you?" inquires the Kreg.
"I will pay handsomely to hear it. Preferably in your native tongue." Stated Slivra, trying to sooth him.
At this the Kreg started to slowly advance and snarl, "Give us what you owe us, and you will live."
"Ha! You'll never make it out of this room if you attacked me as unarmed as you are!"
With a devilish smile the Kreg states, "Unarmed eh? I believe that's what your predecessor stated, what do you say 'vonte?"
"Yes, and might I add, that the ransom we got to not kill the entire race was lovely! Kenzi how about you?" The reply from a before unseen she elf was a smile so devilish it would make stone run. Slivra's face clouded with memory and sighed.
"Fine", then louder, "Guard! Get their payment."
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I am going back through my chapters so far and editing them, please enjoy!