In the morning, orien awoke due to some yelling outside his tent. He came out and saw two men arguing over whether something was true or not. he looked at the sun and could tell that it was at least two hours until his cavalry training. Orien spoke to the men around the fighters.
"What are they arguing about?"
"There be a rumor goin' 'round that a couple French spies entered th' army and were plannin' to sabatouge the barracks." said the other man.
"No kidding?"
"No kidding."
"Well someone better stop this. and FAST." stated Orien.
"True, but whos gonna do it?"
"I will."
Orien steeped toward the men and spoke to them.
"Cut it out, you two. Dont you feel fooish? If you're arguing about whether its true or not, do some investigating and find out. You stupid fat bastards!"
"Who the hell do ya think you are?"
"I am a cavalry captain named orien." he felt proud saying that.
"Well heres what I say to the cavalry captain named Orien."
The man swung his fist around and knocked Orien to the ground bleeding from his nose and lip. Orien then jumped at the man and tackled him pushing him back into a group of men. These men grew angry and joined the brawl. Soon all the men who were watching before were fighting. Fists were thrown and feet were kicking as tents were ravaged by the aftermath of the fight. it ended when a horn was blown and an English officer came over and kicked everyone off of the other. This officer was the kind of man that when he walked in a room everyone grew silent and respected him but also feared him. He yelled at all of the men about how ashamed they should be. He lectured for awhile until he came to a concluding punishment.
"And finally i would like to say that all of the men who were in the fight, nay, even touched someone hard, is demoted in the ranks."
Demoted. the word stuck out hard at Orien. Not even a full day since his promotion and now hes being demoted.
"Now everyone march to the generals tent and one by one you shall find your new rank."
All of the men walked to the large tent and went in one at a time to recieve the news. Soon it was Oriens turn. he slowly entered the tent and stepped up to the desk.
"Name?" said the general.
"Orien, sir. George Orien."
"orien...orien.." he mumbled as he looked through the scrolls."
"AHha! Found it. You are a cavalry captain. So now you are demoted to the Equestrians in the army. You are a regular in the Cavalry. NEXT!"
This news was fine with Orien. He wasn't mad or anything. he was just happy not to be a regular soldier anymore. he was in the cavalry. Orien made his way to the mess tent and found himself some grub. Then he headed to the stables to be early so he could get a feel for the horses. he knew he was going to be happy as a rider.