the blessing of sleep. Jericho prayed through the night, deep below the sleeping villagers, his only company the hour candle. In the morning, the others would come and collect him and lead him to his guard beast. He had no illusions of grandeur, everyone's first guard beast was
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always a small bird or mammal. It would only be with time and experience that other, larger creatures would choose to come to his side and fight beside him. Head Knight Daniel had only bonded with the great mountain lioness two summers before, although the two of them had brought
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down a demon. Daniel always demurred, saying it was a lower level demon, but it made no difference people of Assisi. It was one less demon, one more win for God. Jericho fell into a kind of daze, the words of the prayer still falling from his lips, the faces of every person,
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and all the animals that took shelter in the hamlet passing before him in mind's eye. 'Please, Lord, let me protect them.' The thought resounded over and over again, until he was roused by a gentle hand on his shoulder. Blinking, he looked up into the heavily scarred face of
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Lady Knight Eliza. Despite marrying young, she had never conceived, and after serving as a healer for a decade came to the service of God's Unseen Hand entirely by accident. A wild hare had bonded with her. No one questioned it, after all, the good Lord worked in mysterious
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ways, and even though some of the damned injured her grievously in those early years, she was thoughtful fighter, and as quick with her blade as she was with a kind word. Her guard beast was a massive elk, which would permit her to ride on his back into battle. Jericho stood,
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and followed her up the stairs and out into the courtyard. The knights had already checked the village and the people of Assisi were already starting their day. Lightheaded, both from lack of sleep and fasting, Jericho followed without a word over to the churchyard well,
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where Eliza bade him sit and wait. So he sat, with the sun on his back, weak as it was, still warming him. And sat. And sat. Until something soft and light as the brushing of pussy willow buds alighted on his shoulder. Slowly, he turned and found the golden eyes of a burrowing
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owl staring back at him. "Has, has God sent you to be my guard?" He asked in a shaky voice, raising a hand to touch the soft feathers. The owl fluffed out against the sudden chilly breeze, then cuddled into the side of his neck. "Congratulations, Squire of the Owl." Daniel
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strode over and offered his hand to Jericho. "Come, eat. You and your guard beast must be hungry. I rather suspect your friend spent all night waiting for you."
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