Fan Fiction ❯ The Wings of War ❯ The Fate of a Soldier ( Chapter 1 )

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The Wings of War
 
By: M-Shadows
 
Prologue
 
 
There is something to be said about the wind.
 
The way it drifts in and out of being, breathing a soft lullaby to those willing to listen.
 
As I sit under the towering oak, the breeze blowing through it's limbs---the grass, I can almost feel at peace. So close to letting go of my burdens, all in the name of the wind. My thoughts drift with it's rhythm. In and out. Dark to tranquil. It is almost enough to drive me mad.
 
As I border the world of dreamland, I hear my name. So far and distant, it's almost a whisper. It seems worlds away from where I am now: total peace.
 
But it is right next to me. My comrade shaking me from my slumber. “Rowan.” He said, as my eyes open, leading in to the world of heartache---the world I am trying to escape. “Camp is moving out.”
 
And I sigh, reflecting my pain and sorrow in such a simple gesture. There is no peace for a soldier. No happiness on the path of war…