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// Excitement 
// Story: Flurry Heart's recruitment 
// by Robert Emerald Fountain 
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Nearly nine years after being told the age requirement, Flurry Heart counted the days until she would turn twelve. She knew that it would be tomorrow, because her aunt told her so. At that point, she could enlist in the fleet and follow her dream of becoming a Christian Soldier.

The next morning...

"NOW I'M TWELVE! I CAN ENLIST IN THE FLEET NOW!!", Flurry crowed.

"Easy now, dear.", Cadence cautioned her daughter. "Don't overreact, or you might be too excited when you sign up. That can lead to things being bad."

Twilight knew that Cadence was right. If Flurry Heart was too excited, she would lose focus, and get hurt in battle.

"Your mom is right, you could get injured in battle if you get overexcited.", she said to her niece.

Flurry Heart accepted the words from her aunt and from her mother. She started by participating in her 12th birthday party, and everyone had their fill on cake and ice cream. They all played the games, and many prizes were given out. She knew that tomorrow would be the big day that she went to enlist.

"Mom, my enlistment form is ready, all information is filled in, and my last medical exam shows my vitals to be normal.", she said to Cadence as she got ready for bed.