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3
It was noon time when the small group169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwRm7dqnAn
spotted the city from horseback. Their travel was relatively uneventful, aside169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6YgO7SopC
from the constant bickering of the recruits which did little to ease Vander’s169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEjYkqmMlE
troubled mind. Perhaps sensing his friend’s mood, Alex spent some time169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mwwKOMQ0t
lecturing the recruits on proper etiquette for when they arrived at the city169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsoFjIkwhe
which gave him some reprieve to think.
Veyar mentioned a war was coming, but169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5g3ANbYqr
she didn’t say when or the parties involved. If it scared even the Goddess of169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgLW4YFvGW
the Dark, it must be something terrifying and that only left one possible169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBsQ7rSR2j
person: the Darkness, but who would be foolish enough to release her from her169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhT39h7yrB
prison? And what did the Ma’akti have to do with it? Too many things had been169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWFMgqeQPU
lost in time leaving him scratching his head. There were only a couple of169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUkiMhGJBM
people in the entire city who might have the answers he needed so he made a169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eSRRAj9Bs
mental note to visit them whenever he had the chance.
“Are we there yet?” Chicken169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcYl9SAour
complained from the back of the cart.
“Almost.” Vander smiled. “If you want169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0W0e6urh9u
to come up to the front, you can see the city from here.” There was a mad169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQa0yTIO7HJ
scramble from the recruits sitting behind the cart. He heard Rooster shout in169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoZsOXMEzj
annoyance as his squad mates pushed him aside to make room for themselves. Vander169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXW9sFYlfB
closed his eyes then willed his spirit up and out. He found a suitable host169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsaKXLJ6y4
above them in the body of a small bird. When he opened his eyes again, he was169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQRohS9QyU
flying high above. His wing beating to keep him aloft while his lungs pumped to169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFaqxit1c8
keep him flying. This was his favorite way to see the city, only he and the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDb7BJtXmFb
birds knew what it looked like from above and that was a secret he wasn’t169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66TcFuiUBm
willing to tell.
From here he could see the three169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy82mIZs6LU
rings that made up the city. All told there were half a million people living169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQ8esbeSlg
here, the majority lived in the outermost ring. People living there were packed169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjkAGeeJLR
tightly together as it was the only way to fit them all in. It was separated169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKU8R1ciIjt
into four different districts, though you could live in any of them.
The first was the market district169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW26wqG27PY
where people bought and sold goods from all over the country. The second was169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZda30iFKr
the goods district where goods were created to be sold such as the blacksmith,169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4Vq1CzRjz
carpenter, and many seamstresses. The third district was the religious district169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75R8or2v7B
where statues of the four deities of light were built, and people would spend169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBGS7uXC7w
their time praying to them for help for various things going on in their lives.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlyWSez2op
The fourth district was the slums or, as many called it, Lower Eluvia. It’s169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcyP81znRR
where those who were spurned by the rest of society gathered and ruled by their169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNzucJ60KK
own ‘king’ who oversaw the day-to-day activities there. The guards no longer169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVekXgULtaX
patrolled there because it wasn’t worth their time, which allowed the place to169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOjEkOcpFV
fester and rot. Even from up here Vander could smell its stench.
The second ring was smaller than the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxSdBAf2CJ
first and more put together. Here was where those from the noble families169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRbJh7R5vu
lived. Their land was larger as each had a sprawling estate to call their own.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHhpk3fEmY
They mostly kept to themselves, instead sending their servants into the first169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQ3dwgyRtJ
ring to gather food or supplies. Sometimes they would venture out to do their169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgo7lz9GPqr
own shopping, but many went escorted by soldiers to protect them. A waste of169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJhm5ZE38P
manpower, but whatever it took to make them feel safe.
The third, and most impressive out of169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0bXlPu9i1
the three, was the inner most ring where the King’s castle and estate was169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqx8xbcb3yE
located. This ring was sealed off on all169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAQH6DACmp
four sides by massive metal walls and gate houses guarded by squads of Blades.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oMw89BjbO
To get in you either had to be invited by the king, one of the Blades or a169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhDvLK31tI
member of the council. The royal family took their safety and privacy very169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVT13ielNL0
seriously. Even their servants were thoroughly vetted before being hired. They169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQlQVoxekC
were forced to take a vow, breaking it was punishable by death.
The center point for the ring was the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpuZG1TZYm
castle itself and no matter where you were in the city, you could see it. The169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3udG8lniNf
castle walls were made from a special white marble found only in the northern169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9UhB5U4lB
mountains and had to be carried brick by brick hundreds of miles to the city.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5fqGr5dGn
The marble had special properties that could only been seen during a lunar or169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzy7grk0HTa
solar eclipse, but in the form of the bird, Vander could see it whenever he169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JV1WgWswx
chose. During the solar eclipse, the marble would shine bright blue169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjY4ajUKk1
illuminating the city in a blueish hue. During the lunar eclipse, the marble169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqskrerje0
would turn orange and the city would turn yellow for a period. It was truly a169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rwRTxvfJX
wonderous experience that came around one or twice in a lifetime. Up here, the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6eb3tqbv0
colors swirled together constantly making it a wonder that Vander so badly169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhmsEjbMxt
wished he could share.
With a weary sigh, something169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmzLgfPAqI
impossible for a bird, Vander willed himself back into his body. His eyes169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oKE7eITU8
slowly opened, not quite enjoying the pain as he moved his body. He had been169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMfs4hNMI0
sitting there without moving for so long his body stiffened. If this wasn’t169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljU3HIRxJ5
something he had practiced daily for years, he would have fallen from his169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8gWT7KK6U
horse, but he could pass this off as a quick nap.
“Did you enjoy your time above?” Shea’s voice barked in his head.
“I did.” He said. “It’s always sad169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjgLUYFRZY
coming back down from up there. It’s just so exhilarating.”
“Don’t forget that the more you do,169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJNZyOkbd0
the harder it is to return.” She growled. “Make sure you don’t lose yourself.” He169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEfNVHKbse
let the conversation die there. It was one they had many times in the past.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWClztWltBG
When he was younger he had almost done exactly that, and it wasn’t an169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EHcNojYtO
experience he wanted to happen again.
“Let’s go.” He tapped his horse. “I169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhFPGM0Plw
don’t want to be late.” With a crack of the reins his horse sped off towards169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMqXgMeT5s
the city walls. Alex cursed behind him, but within moments the rest of them169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWh0psX0h5
started following him down the road.
They were forced to slow down as169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4MoC5sM9I
there was a massive number of people trying to make their way into the city. It169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPRqxAohuX
wasn’t uncommon for merchants from the other villages on the city’s outskirts169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqqOWyevFr
to get in and try and sell the goods they’ve made in the city, so backups were169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ucU45S0fP
common. Guards had to search their carts and bags to make sure they weren’t169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVEyqMOXXQ
bringing in any contraband, but sometimes they could go a little overboard.
“Let’s see if we can skip the line.”169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0oBk3qd3t
Alex whispered to Vander. “We are on a time constraint.”
“Do it.” Vander agreed. They hated169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZPz3TdbRL
showing off their status like this, but they had to get moving. It wouldn’t do169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRnC8lh7Dn
well to make the Commander wait.
“Out of the way!” Alex bellowed.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3lp4bgCHH
“Blades coming through, step aside.” It took a moment for the command to169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5k45i7NATa
register, but once the villagers noticed the large warhorse and the irate Alex169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HkZqaXVf3
sitting on top, they moved quickly. They stood off to the side with their heads169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbedOZ5QEE
bowed as the group rode past. A couple of them looked up at Vander. He heard169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFBJ4ewPth
the sharp intake of breath and the mutterings.
“Bastard.” One of them spat at him.
“Go back to the forest and die.”169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNpMYcJglf
Another snarled. Shea snarled back at them forcing them to silence, but their169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63EjPPMhLl
glares burning in the back of his head as he rode past.
“Leave him alone!” Rooster snapped.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWVg0cXv5G
“Don’t you have anything better to do than harass someone who would lay down169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9BNJvDzwa
their lives to protect you.” His words were meant to be reassuring, but they169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVM669txBPn
just caused him to flinch.
“We don’t want his help.” Urged on by169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZh5tfst3oy
each other, an angry hum started traveling amongst the travelers. “He’s169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZcO00gdxP
nothing, but a curse upon us.”
“Why you-“
“Rooster, that’s enough.” He turned169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKeCfAOFaH
back to face the recruits. “Keep your eyes facing forward and ignore them.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ofGKw0N3p
Don’t stoop to their level.”
“But-“ The glare from Vander dried169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKuJEELVKV
his response in his throat. Without another word, Vander kept his head high169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5wfCVUEal
despite the glares from the gathered travelers.
When they came upon the gate leading169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKEPLW2pmR
into the eastern district, there were four guards stationed there. Two of them169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpz2wocazg
held lancers pointed to the sky while the other two wore their swords at their169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70iWn4ieQl
hips. One had three metal bars attacking his cape that marked him as the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkqFzNxYoT
garrison Captain in charge of the gate. The captain walked over to them with a169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgC3kTcm1y
smile that didn’t reach his eyes. The other guards tightened their grips on169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9TksRfYaw
their lances. Vander looked up at the ramparts to see several archers with169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xlZeSS2ZG
their bows raised, an arrow pressed to the string, but not pulled back. It was169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXpxJ1tJ1M
a warning.
“Do you normally give Blades such a169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtCeREweJh
warm welcome, Captain?” Vander asked. He kept his hands on the cantle, but169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIg2FOG6fSV
Shea’s hackled were raised at the danger they currently found themselves in.
“No, but most of them aren’t169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMefS2HVznd
inflicted with your brand of sickness.” He grinned. “Think of it as a169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQWfXSmIDz
precaution for our safety and the safety of all of our guests.”
“That’s kind of you.” Vander resisted169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxQh6RuJCP
their urge to roll his eyes. “But if your theatrics are done, we need to be on169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqat3TdWjxK
our way.”
“Certainly.” He stepped aside. “We169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiL7soYbT7
can’t keep the Blades waiting, now can we?” Vander eyed the man, but once he169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NAvuTF9vX
was certain that he wouldn’t try and stop them, he gave the signal for them to169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gLyc8WC7B
continue forward. The guards protecting the gate stepped aside, but each of169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lwi4KPuG3
them had the look of a killer just waiting for their chance to strike. Shea169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmwCia2O80
snarled at them causing one to recoil which brought a small smile to his face. Once169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWp4LTkmn0
they were clear, the guards started issuing orders to the villagers again.
Alex let out a loud sigh of relief.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrbhDQXtwQ
“I almost thought they were going to keep us from entering.” He rubbed the back169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjCgaX0Qrb
of his head. “What is the council thinking letting them get away with open169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJxW7fozbt
hostility towards us?”
“Towards me.” Vander corrected. “It’s169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gExdxmclm
part of the reason I left the city in the first place. The Generals rumors are169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iDj5qhM1Z
quite nasty, and I didn’t want them to be a part of it.”
“After what he pulled, he should be169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGQBpX71YP
the one in trouble, not you.”
“He had every right to do what he169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RLWlkNglI
did.” Vander sighed. “Bree’s his daughter. Now, I don’t want to talk about this169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsD0IQ2tTN
any longer. Let’s get a move on.”
The eastern gate spit them out right169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4EWDiGJLQ
into the heart of the market district in the first ring. It was busy here; a169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkafhHopx4G
sea of people blocked the roads as they stopped to look at the stalls tucked to169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHRJs2plXz
the side of the roads or entered buildings to do some shopping on the inside.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3OsHhHma0
City guards patrolled the streets in groups of four, appearing regal and169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmE1fVMn3Mn
helping those who needed it.
Being here always overwhelmed Shea.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNBG1eQyYZ
She jumped up into the back of the cart and hid underneath the blankets and169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoCcgu8jyz
bags they had brought with them. They maneuvered through the crowds with169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUP28UYFH3I
relative ease. People didn’t really look past the horses and drawn cart, but on169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeKTGpCTGD
the off chance they did, they just saw the uniform of a Blade and promptly169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0DIIEy82y
moved aside. It was one of the perks of wearing the uniform.
They made their way towards the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdEhqSUHOY
middle ring which was protected by another gate. These walls were also manned169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oOtGTQf2S
by soldiers, but this was a special assignment only given to those who either169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcqhMDgy6e
have favors with the nobles or are children of noble families. As such they169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTDQedoGI8
have a certain air of arrogance in them and many true soldiers think they don’t169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdSWpvfi20
belong in their ranks, but it’s hard to do anything about it. Today the gates169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOeEbbUs7D
were closed, and the soldiers were leaning up against them, inside, smoking a169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYn2UYhzhGG
sig and chatting. The small group stood there waiting for any acknowledgement,169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2USJv1sDQ
but they were ignored while the others chatted.
“Excuse me.” Vander said after a few169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhCSsVh5kt
minutes. “Why are you standing around? Open the gate and let us pass.” One169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4sleyePyy
soldier looked at him for a moment before going back to what he was doing.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKOl0HCBCM
Vander gripped the reins tightly, but Alex, sensing his friend’s irritation,169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQ3dtBrbvf
took matters into his own hands. He got off the horse and strode up towards the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDm2xCBBDd
gate.
“Is there a problem here?” Alex169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwIotLDaGy
asked. “We have a meeting with the Commander, so finish whatever this is and169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85KuHcFrOJ
let us in.”
“We don’t take orders from you dog.”169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlHvhSSnzN
One of the guards laughed. He flicked the ashes from his smoke towards Alex,169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiJ5Rk6oFq
but it just disappeared on the wind. “Now fuck off and let us finish our169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRgjsYo4u0
break.”
“I think not.” Alex grabbed the man’s169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡix0sC5H8bl
hand through the portcullis and crushed the sig along with a couple fingers.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoiJC8mKop
The man screamed, falling to his knees. “Your job is to open the gate, close169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5S2vv2IXYF
the gate, and protect the gate, none of which you are doing now. Open it, while169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDnJLKpwUq
I’m still asking nicely.” The others went for their swords, but a voice boomed169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTG9awQtNp
from the walls above them:
“What are you doing?” Vander looked169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KUJDS0hvc
up, squinting as the sun blinded him.
“I’m not sure who is talking, but I169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsPQMETdye
am Vander Captain of the Blades, and the guards down here are keeping us from169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwf4scua9N8
entering the third ring.” He replied.
“Any proof you are who you say you169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYx6iuDlGo
are?” the voice asked.
“Is the white hair not enough?” The169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaVvkbzInw
man was silent. Sighing, Vander looked back at the cart. “Shea, if you’d169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbHHBPxNfw
please.”
“Certainly.” The she-wolf popped her head up from169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgvaeGJq5P
under the bags and stared at the voice.
“Good enough?” Vander asked.
“Good enough.” The man sighed. “You169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpiJxjItTd
lot, open the gate this moment and let them through.” They scrambled to do as169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgN0wbZzSQ
their leader ordered, the man Alex crushed was released. He whimpered staring169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmYUjDfUmY
at his mangled hand as she shuffled away. Two of them got on each side where169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡork7sTKYnP
the wheels to open the gate were and began cranking. Slowly and surely the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfprkWt10G
portcullis began to rise.
As Vander issued the orders for them169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfxoSerpOl
to continue, the man who talked to them was walking down the stairs. He was a169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgW1qFhiZnG
young man, platinum blonde hair with gray eyes. That combination made him a169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28jF08ChSi
Jilena, the look was native only to their family.
“You might want to make sure they are169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKkyI06C7I
doing their job properly.” Vander stopped to chat with the younger man. Looking169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6L34nWrTRs
back over his shoulder Vander saw that the guards were standing at attention169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyL4je80dX
with their spears raised, except for the one who angered Alex. “They were169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5RCN5Gpp0
goofing off near the entrance and wouldn’t let us through.”
“Apologies.” The young Captain bowed169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3KCX5McKK
his head. “My name is Jeffery Jilena, and I oversee this gate. Please allow me169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9IlHMw1vv
to deal with my men and their lack of awareness.”
“Are you new to this post, Captain?”169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYQIigJqGg
Vander saw the bars adorning the young man’s shoulder. A kid these young169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxuugLXe2K
shouldn’t oversee the castle’s defenses, but his mother must have pulled some169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3V0nYQS05
strings.
“Only started a few months ago.”169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3m150B1QDx
Jeffery blushed. “I’m learning fairly quickly.”
“If we hadn’t come by, would you have169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6xEiJL1lE
done anything about these soldiers standing here slacking off?” Jeffery opened169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqcQz6CbrV
his mouth, but thought better than to lie, then shook his head.
“It’s important for a commanding169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXoLLgPhkX
officer to instill discipline on top of being well liked by everyone.” Vander169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWduIz9EfH
explained. “They must learn that you can be kind yet strict to enforce the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mYQ9S33lS
rules.”
“I understand.” Jeffery sighed. “I169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeSdoitrqe
promise I will do better.”
“Write them up, dock them half days169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdoDXvSNi9
pay.” Vander said. “Then take them out for a drink after. Do what needs to be169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpU0HkveO9
done, just don’t be a dick after. If it happens again, make it full day’s pay,169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAl71T1TyH
and send them to the horse stalls to give the servants a rest.”
“I will keep your advice in mind.”169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEjeAWawX4
Jeffery bowed again. “I’ll see you again soon.”
The small group rode up the path to169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDg5uMiF32
the castle until they reached a fork in the road. The road went straight169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdFBUg8WGX
towards the King’s home while the left path went towards the Blades compound169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6P0PhkfDKm
where all the recruits and many others stayed. It was more cost-effective than169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwjc0RA3ia
having a house in the city and they were closer to the castle in case they were169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPLQGHjQwv
needed.
However, there were plenty who had169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡif4GGzTJgp
their own homes and families. Unless there was a big event happening, they were169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSpF5qyCxf
all on a rotating schedule so they could spend time with their loved ones.
“Alex takes them to the compound and169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LZTFT4h5f
show them their rooms.” Vander ordered. “I will go up to the castle and see why169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6LxR6xv63
the Commander has asked for us.”
“Should we unpack?” Alex asked. “Or169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaBeYt9kys
are we going to be headed back out to the forest?”
“Provided he has nothing for us,169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qyYtkZv2j
training will proceed as normal.” There was a collective groan coming from the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz15GNYltAI
recruits. “Give them the rest of today off and make sure they are given the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VpfV5lwu5
meal I promised them.” He reached into his pocket to remove a small bag of gold169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtZA53b5BK
which he tossed to his friends. “Just don’t drink too much or you will regret169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xwUFl5MGy
it tomorrow.” He warned.
“I thought they could only get a meal169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfdnQHhJqI
on you if you lost.” Alex grinned. “Did I miss something, or did you get your169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaoyFeoKOF
ass kicked?”
“I was going to give it to them as169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3AzAXFlsH
long as they tried their best.” He explained. “They deserve it.”
“Yes!” Rooster thrust his fist into169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwU6kXqkQ6
the air. “I’m going to get smashed tonight and maybe find a girl to soothe me.”
“They only one soothing you will be169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIUsunGttk
your hand.” Eve laughed. “Come on, last one changed has to do a hundred169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35KL2EZmOJ
pushups.” Before waiting for anyone to challenge it, she jumped off the cart169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnnPdnHVCy
and raced down the road.
“Shit!” The others scrambled to169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7v2R5lYVs2
follow suit leaving a very confused Shea and an empty horse drawn cart.
“I changed my mind.” Vander rolled169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDdr5rpZyO
his eyes. “Make them brush the horses down then bring them for food and drinks.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbK21MCgQpC
Meet at my place in a few hours.”
“Understood.” Alex clicked his tongue169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9dCKLymfd
and trotted down the road with the horses pulling the cart following behind169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOJWZ3vVBA
him. Shea jumped down and went to stand by Vander’s. Without a word, his horse169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwQoon5Bgi
started walking down the road that would take them towards the keep.
Even though there was only a King and169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGms8wfBXq
the prince living in the castle, there were dozens of servants hired to make169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVhbZibTqR
sure everything was pristine and immaculately taken care of. There were a few169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDHmXJ9TrQ
who were tending to the bushes in the garden pulling out weeds and watering the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKxS4ioRwd
flowers. Despite the heat, they were all dressed in black and white the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fdwoSjjsM
standard dress for people in their positions. Despite the work, the King made169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0c31PmlcaT
sure everyone was taken care of and wanted for nothing. He was also very169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUca9FUk42y
graceful for giving them time off to spend with their families.
As he reached the white steps leading169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YGSEMUNYM
inside, there were two Blades standing alongside the King’s advisor, Peyton169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvTu7zXUkz
Cranton, and the man in charge of managing the estate for the King: Bernard.
Peyton was about twenty years older169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsv8QtOe7K
than Vander. His family had served many generations of Kings, and it was169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUISzpFBjpf
expected that his own son would follow in his father’s footsteps. He had light169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FL9zdZDmY
brown hair that was growing white along the sides, green eyes, and a goatee on169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkFZqKv0A2
his face. He wore small wire rimmed glasses and walked with an air of169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCQj0Cr6Sy
well-earned authority. He wore a red robe with a black furred collar. There was169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6NkaUNq8g
the King’s seal pinned to his chest marking his status.
Bernard was a different story. He169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlNOCwPACF
rose to his position because he was very good at his job, though he would soon169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4NM3DKSfN
be training a successor. He was pushing seventy and almost ready to retire. He169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyqaa2fQza
had long white hair which was tied back into a ponytail with kind gray eyes. He169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUoiCGDSYE
wore a black suit with a red stripe going down the front which marked his169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvV6r7b66l
status. He was well respected around the castle, more so than even the Blades169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbef1mxH11m
Commander.
“Welcome back, Vander.” Peyton’s face169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4bmG3wEEW
was serious which wasn’t like the older man.
Vander dismounted and handed the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeeglizsjK
reins over to Bernard who took it with a slight bow of the head.
“I didn’t expect both of you to come169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvSZvfBKX2
and greet me.” Vander shook Peyton and Bernard’s hand. “What’s the occasions?”
“It’s best we wait for the Commander169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhPduxu1mB
to tell you.” Peyton stepped to the side and motioned for Vander to go ahead of169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmlQcARQsY
him. “Shea is welcome to come too.” That startled Vander. Typically, the wolf169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnw3IrxUbAz
wasn’t allowed anywhere near the castle. She was always forced to wait outside.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8ajpoeNbW
Something bad must have happened for them to allow her in.
Vander was brought into the castle.169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjM4ECZRxa
As he walked behind Peyton, the servants stopped what they were doing to bow169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmj31RY1niV
before resuming their duties. They were cleaning the carpets and beating the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63gXwKnBrQ
curtains to remove all the dust and debris. There were many carrying various169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNBWHNBC2v
pieces of furniture up and down stairs. They must be getting ready for the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAlhUTaqOe
prince’s return with his soon-to-be bride.
They walked past a hallway that held169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAHiRdwCdD
all the portraits of all the King’s from previous generations, all the way back169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzquqoY3IvZ
to the mad-king, Evan, the one who almost caused a civil war before he was169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbynWpvKA2o
murdered by his own General. The General’s son would later become the first169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49T1myWQNo
Blade Commander.
“I expect your grandfather didn’t say169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1bYWorxZR
anything in his letter.” Peyton asked once they got to the third floor where169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABvNszsHCK
Blade Commander carried out his duties.
“No, he didn’t.” Vander said. “He169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiI5bJDtxY
just told me to get back here as quickly as possible.”
“It’s probably for the best.” Peyton169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UKveNc2Uf
sighed. “There is a chance our enemies could have intercepted the letter, and169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmasbTyVc71
everything would be for naught.”
“Enemies?” Vander stopped in his169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpIW3YH0Vs
tracks. “I thought we were at peace?”
“Peace never lasts Vander, not when169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrS9jM8Re4
there are people who want power and will stop at nothing to achieve it.” They169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcsTv4qie9
paused in front of a massive ornate door. “I will leave you here for now. You169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGDIcn0a3D
grandfather will explain everything.” He clapped Vander’s back. “It’s good to169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUZeA3502s
have your here.” He gave a soft squeeze before turning around and heading back169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrxg0lNUze
down the hall.
Vander reached out to open the door,169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprVNLznfzb
but his hand began to shake as soon as he touched the doorknob. He closed his169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrB33StbLj
eyes then took a deep breath. Shea brushed up against his leg giving him the169Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xnPUpJNqd
strength he needed to knock.
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gripped the doorknob, twisted, and pushed. Then he stepped inside.
