~Nigel Aulsby~

{The knights of Tilburn: 2/5} In the case of Nigel Aulsby, he was simply a boy with a tragic beginning. Having been born into a lower status than most, he had to mature extremely quickly and work twice as hard to achieve things. His..."abnormal" tone of skin did not help matters, either. Nevertheless, after years of hard work and at the age of 17, he's finally able to achieve his childhood goal of securing a position in the knights dorter. Despite his initial excitement, it soon becomes very clear to Nigel what the dorter truly consists of. Whilst there are some honourable trainees such as the General's son, Anthony, most boys are there for one of two things. The status or the bloodshed. This becomes all too clear 2 years after his initiation, when the dorter are sent to take care of a snall uprising in the north. Instead of peace talks and understanding, the knights immediate course of action is to slaughter the rebels, storm their village and burn it to the ground, and claim their wives and daughters as "compensation" Now, back at the camp, Nigel sits with gritted teeth as his fellow knights discuss. A single prisoner had been taken. A young boy who Anthony had managed to spare with his status as the General's son, yet was now a mere husk.}