User blog:The Vaudevillain Veteran/Red Scare: Chapter 1

A/N A what if scenario where there is a revolution and civil war in Lescatie. This my first fanfiction here, so constructive criticism is welcome. Warning for some profanity. Hope you enjoy!

It was a typical day in Lescatie, the marketplace was busy and knights patrolled the streets, this was a normal day for Oswald, as he had to deliver fresh goods to the Noscrim mansion "I hate walking up this hill." Oswald muttered to himself silently as he reached the top of the hill and the decrepit hovels were replaced by colourful, well maintained buildings. Oswald continued walking carrying his vegetables until a young red headed boy ran into him. "Hey twerp, watch were you`re going!" Oswald screamed at the boy. I-I`m sorry mister, I didn`t mean to run into you, do you need help picking up your vegetables? the boy asked him "No, you already did enough damage, now scram." Oswald hissed at the boy. "O-ok" the boy said barely holding back tears, as he walked away. "Hey, you didn`t have to be a jerk, it was an accident." A new voice, this one of a girl said. "Well that `accident` nearly cost me 20 gold coins worth of vegetables. Then again, I wouldn`t expect a spoiled brat like you to understand that." Oswald stated, picking up his vegetables and continuing to the mansion. "You`re wrong! I`m not a brat! That`s why I want to become a hero to help the poor as well." the girl said passionately, but alas, her words fell on deaf ears as Oswald was already out of earshot. "State your business here, citizen." One of the knights asked. "I`m here to deliver the fresh vegetables that Mr. Noscrim asked for." "Name, occupation and residence?" the knight asked again. "Oswald Wilson, I`m a farmer of the Wilson homestead in the slums." Oswald stated as he handed him a gold looking piece of paper, the knight inspected it thoroughly and decided to let Oswald in, "Mr Noscrim, I have the vegetables you asked for sir." Oswald said as he showed them to him. The priest inspected it with a frown and said: "Even though they are of a good quality, unfortunately it is not the amount we asked for, plus it appears some of your vegetables have dirt on them, 5 gold coins is the best I can do." he stated flatly. "What are you serious?, With all due respect sir how do you expect me to support myself and my father with that little money?" Oswald asked angrily. "That is not my problem, you should consider yourself lucky I even give you gold considering the state of these vegetables, now if you`ll excuse me, I have urgent matters I must attend to, good day." The priest said as he ordered two guards to usher Oswald out. "This is bullshit! You people rob us blind every day and tell us it`s all in the name of your imaginary sky fairy!" Oswald yelled as we dragged and thrown out of the Noscrim mansion. "Begone peasant, before I cut out your blasphemous tongue. the knight said to him barely holding back his anger. Oswald complied and walked back to his fathers farm in the slums, with only a quarter of the gold he expected. "One day, I`ll kill them, I`ll kill them all." Oswald said to himself. Drip drip drip, the first droplets of rain started to fall. "Damn it I better get home soon." Oswald said, sprinting home to avoid the thunderstorm. The farm house was fairly small, but it was good enough for Oswald and his father. "Father, I`m back" he stated as he entered the house. "How did it go son?" his father asked, "Not as great as I`d hoped, that cheapskate only gave me 5 gold coins." Oswald said disappointed "I`m sorry to hear that, use the money to buy food for yourself." his father said whilst grabbing a piece of bread to eat. "Why father, what about you, you need your medicine as well as food to eat." "I don`t have much longer my boy, this illness will claim me anyday now, I`ve already lived my life, you are only 17 years old, you still have your entire life ahead of you." Oswald`s father stated. "Ok father, if you insist, Oswald said as he went to go lay down, with sleep soon overtaking him.