Hope: A Short Story

room. He returned with a large sheet of fabric covering something. Removing the fabric Ironias saw that it was a shield. Ironias wore the shield on his left shoulder and after unsheathing his new sword with his right hand allowed Avery to see his handiwork.
The Iron armor gleamed like a star in the candle light and the shield; a large wooden teardrop shape coated in iron and painted white, matched this. The final item which made this already intimidating scene even more so was the blade which shared resemblance to the blazing forges from which it came. Avery simply nodded his approval the he informed Ironias “Unless you plan on walking all the way to your destination I recommend getting a horse from Hope.” The royal horse trainer, Hope was renowned throughout the kingdom for well trained horses and for dealing with those who tried …show more content…
After the first theft there was no second. She was also good at hunting. As Ironias walked toward the stable he saw Hope riding up on a tan horse. He explained the situation to Hope. She recommended a grey horse which would suit his needs on the condition that Ironias return the horse safely to her at the end of his journey. As he was about to set out he realized he had no idea where dead man’s keep was located. Asking Hope where he could find a map Hope recommended a trapper named Tyler who was in town that day. After being shown how to take care of the horse and told what his quirks were Ironias rode it across town to the market where he found Tyler selling pelts from all kinds of animals. As he dismounted he went and asked if he could buy a map