The Story of Ardrion Hitirra Part 3

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When he arived in Luna, much to his dismay, he found that all his fathers ascets had been posed by the government. Also that there were not living relitives of his father. But there were plenty of older Paladins who knew of Ardralond Hitirra, and were more that willing to help the son of such a famous man. One of these men, Tharagoad, was his fathers best friend. He had told Ardrion that his father died, defeating the armies of Blackthorne. Finally Ardrion knew the truth, his father died with honor. Tharagoad also gave Ardrion his fathers Armour, something he had gotten before Ardralond's death. Ardrion stayed with Tharagood for a 4 years, learning the ways of the Paladin. Ardrion became proficent with his fathers sword. One day a Man came and knocked on Tharagoads door. The man was a clerk of sorts, and asked to speak with Ardrion. He informed Ardrion of same land his father had in Malas, in the desert country, It took Ardrion a month to find it, but there it was, his own land, and to his suprise there was a house on it. The house was built buy his father. Ardrion considered selling it because of its far out location, but a Mage that lived near by gave Ardrion a rune book, filled with runes to many places, and taught Ardrion how to use it. Now Ardrion could got to his home and to any where else he needed easily enough. Ardrion spent the good half of the next two years training with Tharagoad during the day, and reading the many books in his fathers library at night. Ardrion also started to explore the places in his rune book.Ardrion came to the town of Skara Brea one day. He saw, for the first time in a year, a Samurai. His name was Omura Katsumoto. Omura was the commander of the Whispering Wind Miltia. Ardrion soon baid farwell to Tharagoad, and thanked him. Tharagoad told Ardrion, that if he ever needed him, he would come. Omura Katsumoto took Ardrion into the Militia. There Ardrion had a very difficult choice to make, follow the way of the Paladin, his fathers people, or follow the ways of the Samurai, what he had grown up around. Ardrion decided that even though he respected the Paladins greatly, that he was a Samurai. Omura took Ardrion as his student. Ardrion was happy in Whispering Winds, often he would stay at Omuras home.Ardrion was in the militia for almost 10 years. He was now in to his thirties. Ardrion began to miss his real home, Zento. Ardrion told this to Omura, and Omura said " You must follow your own path, Ardrion, and only you know what that is". Ardrion meditated on this for two days. Then he returned home after nearly 15 years abroad. Zento it seemed was not has he left it.