Survival was my least priority compared to avoiding being drafted as a bell boy. Growing up on leftovers I too don't have a sturdy physique but my worries were of no worth. Due to my personal sword being considerably large it bought complex to examiners and thus I escaped bell boy selection thanks to my mini sword. But few of my pot chamber companions were selected for it and all I could do is be bitter and move on as I have to be selfish for my upcoming survival.
All conscripted soldiers were now categorized according to their hometown and then they were scattered among various unit as they feared rebellion. There's question why did they fear a bunch of no names low lives ? Behind this lie a old rumour that the empire Orachulum was founded by band of soldier from same hometown itself and as their vassal state they ought to be vigilant as to not see a rise of a second Orachulum empire.
Our pot chamber was officially disbanded though I never got a chance to talk as everyone was busy weeping their eyes off. It's not that such behaviour was a foreign concept to me but its just that I couldn't care less. Compared to my previous daily life there's not much difference only the fact its more risky but the fact I am gonna freeload doesn't change. If allowed I too would like to continue this freeloading lifestyle to the end of my life but the only thing which could make me against the idea would be getting drafted as bell boy.
There was close to no time for preparing for the upcoming small scale invasion as the invaders there is lot of pressure like what if we would get outshined by other units. I was assigned to unit 192 of captain Scald. There was no surname as he was commoner who rose to commander on the basis of accomplishments. And commoners weren't allowed to have a family name. They generally use name of the village as middle name and name of birthplace as surname. So the full name of meritorious commoner commander was Scald louis Codax. Even this name sounded cool if the epithet is commander. As this was unit which had a commoner commander. This troop wasn't permitted to have even mixed blood Radisson people. Instead this group consisted of forsaken cruel war criminals who offended either higher officer or resisted Royalty regarding attempts of contempt over their kin. This fact was supposed to cause a backlash but contradiction to it this unit showed synergistic positive effect and not to mention each members individual military accolades. Only this black bear unit was addresed as 'ugly hatchling' as bears are mammals they don't lay eggs calling them hatchling was a way to alienate them as to state they are not even one of them but there was good thing that bell boys weren't allowed to serve this unit. This scale of ostracized unit is what my future relies on.
We were supposed to advance in 2 day but due to sudden enlistment of amatuers to the unit. Then the commander decided to head a week later as to avoid unnecessary deaths. Pervy ripper a masked gentleman was also part of this unit 192 but he was convicted due to very amusing reason as he was charged as per royal laws not even commoner or martial law. The crime he committed was castrating men in heats who were robbing woman's of their innocence and men's of their masculinity. This issue was very serious but due to his appearance a wave of terror engulfed on the degenerate community and significantly lowering such disgraces. At start he wasn't strongly opposed by the court of nobles as his cause was good. But one day he targetted the crown prince and cut of his pole. This event wasn't known to masses as it was a shameful fact even to be a target of pervy ripper. But due to extreme feeling of loss he hung up and during his examination of corpse the morticians found he was a victim of pervy ripper. This tardiness led to reveal of greatest controversy of all time but this transpired way too before. Near about 60 years ago and after the news of crown prince falling victim to sense of justice of an pervert. For the first time in 150 year old history of Kingdom Radisson that Royal law was passed for catching a criminal. That criminal who had a nation level infamy was a member of unit 192 ans was was responsible for newbie training.
Nobody saw pervy rippers face and here too his face is a mystery a white smiley wooden mask with eyes full of compassion pearing from behind it. That gaze itself unknowingly made us feel comfortable for the first time after coming in border of Gaspel forest. He had flowy and wavy attire when he started training his flowy gown like outfit complimenting to his white mask moved as if cloud decended to impart knowledge to us bufoons. The sight was so amusing the training had to be restarted due to our dreamy admiring gaze being caught. After some serious 12 hour of planking which nearly made our hand feels numb and running around the forest and weighted pushups the day went by.
The sun was still resting but I surely opened my eyes on the morrow of cold dawn and the training began with repetition of yesterday's tasks not many could follow along. Those who couldn't weren't visible as they were thrown down the cliff. Early on before starting training I thought this unit was full of compassion and brotherhood due to similar circumstances but even the lowest of the lowest functional part of society considered us baggages the only reason they didn't start on the day of operation was because even without conscripted soldiers this unit could make a quickwork of the task assigned to them and the task in discussion is invading a forest full of monster and taking out one of the peak predator of forest capable of using mystique forces. The fact that this unit has convicts only aid in war not a burden at all due to skills of Captain Scald Louis Codax. I forgot to mention the fable name of Captain which is Leash of Lunacy as for why he is called that we will know at the time of operation.