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Hernando De Soto: A Short Story

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It had been a long and tiring night I had just got done finishing on the farm my parents had died about three years ago and It had been rough. There had been a new world that had been found, I would love to go see new things like It. There had been opportunities for me to sign up and go, but I would have to be a knight and although I did have training I just wasn’t sure. I just woke up everything is still confusing but I just got the part to be a knight and to sail to the new world with the Hernando de Soto.I heard he used to be a poor boy but he went to the new world and conquered other states. I'm on my way to go meet Hernando i'm so excited!I Walked into the wagon, it was oldish and rickety but It came from my father so I wanted to cherish it forever.As I turned it on it made a loud gassy noise. I got out of the wagon and I stepped onto this nice smooth stone pathway it smelled really nice it was if the pavement were just laid down. …show more content…

I slowly walked in the building and there he was Hernando de Soto stands in the narrow hallway. He had longish black hair cold, dark eyes and a nice broadish body. He told me all the rules of the journey and what is to be expected. But something about him made me feel afraid like I shouldn’t go to the world.I ignored my gut and just walked on.I went to a room and there was a lot of people they all looked very strong and muscular,but they had armor I didn’t think I was the only person who wasn’t a knight.I kept walking towards the

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