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1358 - The Year of Shadows

Flamerule (July) 3

    I traveled with Milo and Kes for three years. One day Milo came to my room and knocked. I answered the door. "Time to leave?"
     Milo said "Not yet, we are celebrating. I proposed to Kessy last night."
     I looked at Milo "I was wondering when you were going to do that."
     Milo smiled at me. "Let's get going, we have planning to do." We left my room.

     Later that night, everyone was sitting at a dinner. Milo stands up "I want to propose a toast to the most beautiful woman in the world. My lovely bride-to-be, Kes." Milo tips his glass with a big smile on his face.
     Everyone raises their glass. Milo speaks again, this time to me. "Dilan, I want you to be my best man."
     I looked at Milo. "I'm honored, Milo."
     Milo said "I spent three years with you, and you have become a good friend to me."
     I stood up and smiled "Then I'll take the job."
     Milo said "Good, the wedding will be in two weeks." We both sit down.

     The next day, Milo meets me on the street. "Kes needs to see us in the tavern."
     I said "Ok, lead the way."
     We enter the tavern and find Kes at a table. She said "I heard the zhents are planning an attack on Shadowdale."
     Milo said "That wouldn't be a smart idea."
     Kes said "Normally, no, but the way magick has been lately, they might succeed."
     Milo said "When are we leaving?"
     Kes said "I'm not going with you. I'm going to Waterdeep, I'm needed there."
     Milo looked at me "You wanna go along?"
     I said "Well, of course. They're gonna need help." Milo said "Good, let's go." Me and Milo went to Shadowdale, leaving Kes to go to Waterdeep.

     When we get there, Milo goes to see Elminster. When we get there, Lhaeo is standing at the door. "Welcome, how can I help you?"
     Milo said "I need to see Elminster."
     Lhaeo said "Everyone needs to see Elminster."
     Milo walks up to him and shows him something. Lhaeo allows us to enter. I catch up to Milo and asked "What did you show him?"
     Milo said "Nothing much."
     We enter Elminster's room and he said "Hello Milo. Who's yer friend?"
     Milo said "This is Dilan."
     Elminster said "Nice to meet you Dilan."
     I said "Nice to meet you too."
     Elminster said "You came here to help us with the zhents?"
     Milo said "Of course. Where do you need us?"
     Elminster said "At the north entrance."

     We go to the north entrance. After a few hours of watch. I notice people coming to the city. "Milo, we have company."
     Milo looked out "Zhentarium, sound the alarms!"
     The zhents came closer until they attacked. Shadowdale became surrounded in minutes. The people fought off the zhents for hours. I swung my sword at a zhent and I cut him in the chest. Then I flipped over him and spun around, slicing off his head. Then I dove to the ground as a fireball flew above me. I jumped up on my feet to go for the next one.
     Milo threw a zhent into another one, while the zhent's sword goes through the second.
     The zhent stands up, pulling his sword from his colleague.
     Milo throws a dagger at him, and he dodges the blade, but not fast enough to see the second one coming. The dagger goes through the zhent's head. Milo turns around to attack the next one, when he is hit by me, flying through the air, and we both fall to the ground. Milo said "You ok?"
     I stood up. "Fine, I have a zhent to kill for that one."