Thank you for granite.
Thank you for granite.
"All civilisations owe their origins to the warrior..." -- John Keegan, A History of Warfare
As mayor of a slow but thriving community and military power. We are thankful for the community as a whole sacrificing manpower and resources to free the once uncharted lands from barbaric tribes. And now we sacrifice these same resources and manpower to provide assistance in other uncharted lands be it to conquer the evil forces or to help defend other small communities in uncharted and hostile lands. And even ask other mayors through guilds to assist in our quest to help and maintain peace through teamwork and mutual sacrifice. Not excluding the possible rewards of sacrifice through the means of looting but building long lasting friendships.
Thank you Lord for the life You have given me, and for looking over my family, because without you in my life, nothing would be possible.....Lord of Lord, King of Kings.
John had just become a man, he had to take on a responsibility. Everyone had told him to be a fisherman, or a farmer. But John didn't want a job like that. John was a smart, nice, and simple man. John was a master in the art of prediction, planning, and execution. Some villagers had even called him a prodigy. So he wanted a job that not only helped the empire expand and flourish, but helped the people of the empire stay safe and maintain its stature in the world. Deep down, John wanted to help control something, to be a head figure in a branch of the empire. But he wasn't quite sure how he would come to do this. He knew he was not a major voice in the empire, but he just needed to get his voice out there.
John had thought long and hard, and after much though he knew what he had to do. He had to get his name spoken throughout all the village. He knew this would cause the head figures of the empire to eventually hear of him and wonder why he was being spoke of so much. So john began by going around the empire and doing good deeds and helping the people of the empire. He had done this for several weeks, he was in fact the talk of the streets. But still, he could not get to speak to any head figures of the empire.
Then it happened, 2 weeks after talk of his deeds had died down, a large group of bandits attacked the empire. Bandits were ransacking the storehouses and residences. John was sitting on a log when all this began. Then a bandit tried to break into a noble residence about 30 yards from where he was sitting. John then began to hear the faint scream of a little girl yelling for help. John jumped up off the log and started sprinting. His body moving viciously fast was not used to this degree of physical activity. But he kept sprinting. He arrived at the residence to find the little girl over the bandit's shoulder, and to make matters worse, the bandit had set the building ablaze. John was stunned, he did not know what to do at first, he had never been in a legitimate life or death situation. But then it came to him, he needed to save the girl without killing the bandit, so the bandit could be punished for his crimes. John leaped across the room to the left, swift like a bolt of lightning. He laid flat on the ground, knowing the smoke above would cover his position. He crawled towards the bandit and grabbed his right leg and tripped him. The bandit fell and dropped the girl. John proceeded to subdue the bandit by using the rope from the bandit's bag of stolen goods to tie the bandit up. He then grabbed the little girl and took her outside, "wait here" he said. Then he ran back into the residence and dissapeared into the thick black smoke. He reappeared dragging the bandit out of the house. After breathing for a moment, a man on a carriage came racing towards them. The man on the carriage stopped and asked what happened. John explained to the man and the man agreed to give them a ride to the center of the empire, the mayor's house.
After arriving at the mayor's house, John had turned the bandit over to the authorities and explained what happened. After much discussion, John found out that the building the bandit was the building of a head figure in the empire, and the little girl was his daughter. The father was so happy that John had saved his daughter that promised John one favor. John knew this was his chance. He explained his dilemma to the official and the official had an idea for John. He had explained that the empires' military needed a strategic coordinator and thought John might be the guy for the job. The official had John plan a mission against a massive bandit settlement near the empire. John had planned such a perfect strategy that the empire did not lose any soldiers and the empire gained very important resources.
The official saw this and was amazed. He spoke to the mayor about John, the mayor agreed that John was to be the strategic coordinator for the military. To commemorate this occasion, the mayor allowed John to make a speech in glory of this occasion. So when it was tine for his, John was standing in front of 500+ eager ears, all waiting for what John had to say.
John had said this " I am not a man of rich upbringings or important stature. I am merely a man who wishes to help his fellow people. And here, i do not thank everyone for being the military's strategic coordinator. I thank you for the care you have all shown to me, for the hard work and wisdom you have all given to me while growing up. You have helped shape me to be the man I am today. Without the people of this empire, I am merely a man behind a desk making drawings. So I thank you, for the life you have helped me live, and the things you have given to me and done for me.".
This was the most amazing speech the empire had ever heard. And from that moment on, John was considered the greatest military strategic coordinator the empire had ever known...
My island superintendent told me that last night he and his wife donned their nightcap and long johns, then sank to their knees beside their pine log frame bed. They gave thanks for the bounty of pumpkins, fish, wheat and venison they had harvested in the past month, allowing them to bolster their food stores for the winter. Further, they gave thanks for their good health and prayed for continued vitality. They gave thanks to all the families of the island, the country and the world, in that tomorrow would be a better place. As I reflected on his words, I shared with my own wife how thankful we should be for our own good fortunes and dreams. We took a brisk walk to the island church where we prayed and lit candles of respect for God's way and resources. As we returned home, we planned a great Thanksgiving Feast for the island community which we hope will become a seasonal festivity.
On this day of giveing my settlers give thanks. Because i take abreak from fighting to feed the ranks. No one will die no not today we will be happy as a family but just for 1 day. For tommorrow 3 Roaring Bulls will have to be played. Half of my settlers will die but its all for the good. At least they had 1 day of really good food. Aries711
Giving thanks, for there First born child and its healthy and well.
Pumpkin fields gone
But now Village Schools remain
This Settler is thankful
As a member of my lords crossbow division. I am thankful to not be a recruit. Thank you Master_John for keeping me in the back row and not losing a single crossbow unit.
Sincerely;
Jebadiah the settler
My Settlers are thankful for having a great ruler, who is willing to protect, care and help the people and other alliances, without taxing them an arm and a leg.
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