The boy woke; he coughed as smoke filled his nostrils. He sat up and observed his surroundings; the damp straw floor, the sacking hanging in front of the pane less windows, the leather from the last stukin slaughtered on their farm hanging in front of the door. Memories flooded back to him. This was his home! He leapt out of bed, smoke engulfed him. He trudged through the smoke filled room and saw the source; a large fire with cooking pots scattered around it in the corner of the shack. The boy ran to the other side of the room where the leather covering was over the exit. He stepped through and outside. Sunlight relentlessly clawed at his face and temporarily blinded him; it was hotter than usual.
He looked around with disbelief as he saw mutilated bodies all around him, these were his family members!
He looked up, a horseman rode towards him.
"You would have been better off staying in your filthy little home, Orc Scum!" the horseman said aggressively. "You are just corrupted beings, our lady demands that this land must be cleansed of your kind!" The horseman raised his battle staff and brought it down furiously. The boy fell to the floor.
The boy woke; he coughed as smoke filled his nostrils. He sat up and observed his surroundings; the damp straw floor, the sacking hanging in front of the pane less windows, the leather from the last stukin slaughtered on their farm hanging in front of the door. Memories flooded back to him. This was his home! He leapt out of bed, smoke engulfed him. He trudged through the smoke filled room and saw the source; a large fire with cooking pots scattered around it in the corner of the shack. The boy ran to the other side of the room where the leather covering was over the exit. He stepped through and outside. Sunlight relentlessly clawed at his face and temporarily blinded him; it was hotter than usual.
He looked around with disbelief as he saw mutilated bodies all around him, these were his family members!
He looked up, a horseman rode towards him.
"You would have been better off staying in your filthy little home, Orc Scum!" the horseman said aggressively. "You are just corrupted beings, our lady demands that this land must be cleansed of your kind!" The horseman raised his battle staff and brought it down furiously. The boy fell to the floor.