The tale of Nokigon

Nokigon walked through the citadel, his thoughts full of one simple question.

Who the hell is going to be my third member?

Any of the contestants at Centrum would do very well. There was however a problem. Aureaus seemed to have vanished off the face of the earth, Fateful_Ending had returned to his castle at Lan larosh and Urgorr, although she was definitely in Centrum, seemed to have hidden her room with sorcery.

Finally, he turned a corner and saw a a light blue door, with a plague next to it. The plaque read:

Urgorr the Old

Miles Militaris of rex

Cor benignum

Nokigon knew a lot of Latin, and he saw with amusement that there was sorcerous blast marks on the last line of the plaque. He studied them with his mind, and knew they came from Urgorr. Grinning, he knocked gently.

Urgorr called from inside: "Come in!"

Nokigon opened the door. Urgorr stood up from a luxurious armchair, and smiled warmly at him.

"Nokigon" she said."How good to see you. Come, sit down." she point at another armchair. Nokigon gently lowered himself into it, not wanting to appear rude. But before he could start talking, Urgorr began to speak.

"I know why you're here, Nokigon. I can't come with you to Shrapnel's funeral." 

Nokigon was slightly put a back by this. "Why's that? And how do you know?" 

Urgorr smiled. "I was asked by the king to be your third member. He wondered whether you would ever make your mind up." 

Nokigon shook his head. Clearly he was too slow for King Sigurd. 

Urgorr continued: "And the reason why I can't come is behind that curtain. Go on, have a look."

Curious, Nokigon rose and walked slowly over to the curtains. Before he reached there though, he hesitated. Urgorr gestured for him to continue though, so he gently opened the curtains. And gasped.

Two young boys were lying down, asleep. Nokigon watched them for a minute, then slowly closed the curtain. He stepped back, and looked straight at Urgorr who had shining eyes.

"Wow." Nokigon said, shaking his head wonderously. "Wow."

Urgorr smiled. "Wow indeed. So do you see where I stand now?"

Nokigon nodded, and turned to leave. He closed the door gently behind him.

He walked away smiling, but this did still create some problems for him. He needed that third member. 

He heard fanfares outside, and peered out of the window. A powerful knight was dismounting from a horse, and Nokigon felt a jolt of surprise as he recognised who it was.

Nokigon smiled. He knew who his third member would be. A mighty warrior from Keppen, one of the greatest the world had ever seen. A warrior whom even Nokigon feared.

"Aberdon." Nokigon murmured.