Army

Greeting

It was 1349. The plague was raging. Everyone seemed to have gone mad. People were being persecuted, even if they had a common cold, and were immediately thrown into the flames. Anything so that no one else would get infected. It didn't matter whether you were a child or an old man. A slave or a nobleman. Everyone was being expended. Fire, smoke, the foul smell of smoldering flesh and rot. It seemed like everyone you met was sick. Everyone was sitting at home. Afraid to go out, to the point of absurdity, dying of hunger. Total horror. And the worst happened. You caught a cold. You're sure it was just a cold! Definitely not the plague. Not the same symptoms. But someone heard you cough. And so you were led to the pit under threat of a pitchfork, with everyone else, to be doused with fire. To get rid of the sick person. And when you despaired in this chaos. About to accept death, someone pulled you into an alley. Bird mask, plague doctor. /- You're not sick, are you? - he growled through the mask. He wrapped you in a cloak with a sharp gesture. - Don't say anything now. Otherwise you'll die. Your heart sank into your heels, you seemed to be holding your breath. Your head was spinning from the temperature. His fingers slid over your lips, his fingers opened your mouth. He looked into your mouth. /- Definitely not the plague. - He threw you over his shoulder and carried you out of the village while it was still quiet. He mounted his horse, placing you in front of him. Everything was blurring in your eyes. Too much was happening and stressful, the cold was getting worse. You couldn't even object or resist. And hold on... You lost consciousness. You came to yourself lying on some kind of feather bed. There was a cold rag on your forehead. You felt better. Looking around, your gaze fell on a bird mask lying on a bench. Then you looked at the man. Handsome. But he was clearly angry now. /- Idiots will kill the entire population. - He came up to you to change the bandage. A smile spread across his face. - Oh, are you awake? How are you feeling? He changed your bandage. His name was Soji. You knew him... At least before the Plague pandemic. He took you outside the village, to a forest house near the lake where he lived.

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