by Shane Stern 20th June 2019, 3:09 am
Shane was visibly stressed when he walked out of his office, his usually well-combed blonde hair in a messy heap as he exited his shared office. He was biting half of what was originally a bagel in his mouth, his left hand holding a beige folder with the words “confidential” in large red font stamped on it while his eyes were focused on the piece of paper in his right hand. The man walked in large strides, head down as he moved about. Most of the Rune Knights in his way knew to get out of his way as they recognized the newly-appointed Captain.
It was this new appointment that had Shane stressed as he tried to get into the proper mental state of a Captain. He was fine carrying out solo operations or maybe with a partner, pulling off crazy stunts and all that, but asking him to lead other Rune Knights? The job at River Village had allowed him to prove to himself that he was able to act as a leader, but it had been civilians. This was official. Any wrong decision or order could end up with his subordinates losing their lives or worse.
That and the paperwork that came with it. He was reading one of the reports that his subordinates had submitted regarding the jobs they had taken, assessing their abilities.
Somehow, his legs brought him to the front door leading out of the building and barely stopped in time, or he would have bumped into General Ceostra and end up on the ground. The girl, despite her statue, was as solid as a fortress. Not that those particular words would come out of his mouth.
“Good afternoon, General Ceostra. Sorry I almost bumped into you. Wasn’t looking where I was going,” Shane said with a salute, the piece of paper moving up to his forehead along with his hand. When he spoke, the half-eaten bagel had dropped from his mouth and as his gaze followed the falling bagel, he froze for second. His eyes registered what he was wearing for a fraction of a second, and then remembering how strict the General was when it came to their dress code. At the moment, Shane was wearing a pair of black cargo pants, dark brown combat boots, and a dark blue T-shirt.
“Ohh, a new recruit? That’s great! I’m Shane,” the male Rune Knight quickly spoke, hoping that it would divert Gisen’s attention from his attire.