War

[Demeter]

: Rowen sat down on a stump, listening to the older soldier give some lecture on the enemy. The old man had said it so many times that the younger soldiers could recite it word for word in their sleep - or they'd repeat it under their breath, almost as if they were mocking the old soldier.

Rowen glanced at the young soldier next to him and gave him a wry grin. "So, Demi, what are your plans for after this conflict? Going to settle down?" he asked his long time friend, Demetrius. Of course, it had been his friend that had talked him into joining him in the army, something Rowen really didn't like being in. Rowen was of the mind that if a battle was important, it should be fought, but this, this war? He didn't think any of them should be there - but he kept that opinion to himself, lest he be called a Linphean coward.

Rowen himself was eager to settle down, he had fallen for a maiden back home who had promised to wait for him to return home. Wysteria Cojocaru, a girl from his village back in Linphea. He carried a picture of her in his uniform pocket - and found himself looking at during the lulls in battle.

OOC: tags Demetrius. Yes, this is the battle that ends up costing Rowen the use of his left arm