[ WP ] Write a story in a fantasy or science fiction world in which the characters do n't do very much at all but we learn a lot about the world

The knights looked to the orange and yellow sky as soon as they heard the loud noise. 
 
 Griffin, the eldest knight, sighed and motioned for all of them to take shelter as he knew the firestorm would soon begin. 
 
 They managed to get off road and take shelter underneath a fairly large rock, which hung above the ground, looming over the knights. The rock was made of red rock, which was what made up most of this red fiery world. 
 
 “ How long will this one last? ” asked Samuel, another one of the knights. 
 
 “ I do not know, ” Griffin answered quietly. The last firestorm had only been a week ago and they were getting more common. If they continued, Griffin was sure that they wouldn ’ t make it to Lord Sylvester ’ s castle and without refuge, they would all perish. 
 
 “ Would you tell us a story, to pass the time? ” asked Liam, the youngest of them, only being sixteen. 
 
 “ Of course, ” said Griffin, smiling. He was fond of Liam and admired the boy ’ s courage. It took a lot to rebel up against your fire lord and then cross the waste for refuge. “ What story is it that you wish to hear? ” 
 
 “ The Civil war! ” said Samuel. “ I love that one! ” 
 
 Griffin looked at Liam. “ That one? ” 
 
 Liam nodded and Griffin began: 
 
 “ It was nearly two hundred years ago when our world was unified that some of the lords began to bicker amongst themselves. These small arguments were fairly common and no one took any notice to them until Yasidur, the lord of the fire mountains, realized that he was running out of food. 
 
 “ Now, instead of notifying all of the other lords, he decided to invade the neighbouring territories and this resulted in a war that rocked our world. There were alliances and betrayals being made each day and peace soon became a distant hope that only a few had. 
 
 “ Perhaps it was because the Razur, the fire god, was mad at us for fighting for he soon sent disasters. The Earthquakes turned the armies around. The droughts almost killed all of the regions and finally he sent the firestorms, which we can now see. ” 
 
 “ That ’ s where we come in, right? ” Samuel asked excitedly. 
 
 “ Not yet, ” said Griffin. “ Before we came in, Usilia, the daughter of the Yasidur, took 
 over his territory and ruled over it for over seventy years. She ruled cautiously, which many as you guys know, hated. After her death, her son Demson took over and many believed that he would begin the aggressive expansion that his grandfather had had. 
 
 “ Sadly, as we know, that didn ’ t happen and we learned that Demson had stolen most of the goods from us! Feeding like a pig and drinking like a drunk while we starved and tried to keep out our enemies. ‘ No more ’, we said and we rose up. ” 
 
 “ Now, we ’ re at the final part of the civil war, ” Samuel exclaimed. “ Isn ’ t that what they say? We will band together under Sylvester? ” 
 
 “ Sylvester could kill us all if he doesn ’ t like us. After all, our lord had invaded him at one point. ” 
 
 “ But we killed him! ” Liam said. “ We killed Demson! ” 
 
 Outside, the firestorm began to subside and Griffin frowned. 
 
 “ Well, I guess we ’ ll soon learn if we will fight under another banner. ” He sighed and gripped the large heavy mace that was at his side. “ We continue to Sylvester ’ s! ”
