Chapter103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KztOFMyh2
3
It was noon time when the small group103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKleuiFla0
spotted the city from horseback. Their travel was relatively uneventful, aside103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXk9O1DDTYU
from the constant bickering of the recruits which did little to ease Vander’s103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvw5QzJiUYM
troubled mind. Perhaps sensing his friend’s mood, Alex spent some time103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcO3bTbXtA1
lecturing the recruits on proper etiquette for when they arrived at the city103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRTzppB1ad
which gave him some reprieve to think.
Veyar mentioned a war was coming, but103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvbyI8CWso
she didn’t say when or the parties involved. If it scared even the Goddess of103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZO3zOl24qf
the Dark, it must be something terrifying and that only left one possible103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbK0RJRxqjy
person: the Darkness, but who would be foolish enough to release her from her103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXILspOP7Kd
prison? And what did the Ma’akti have to do with it? Too many things had been103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzkY1v4sjI
lost in time leaving him scratching his head. There were only a couple of103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AvbSbklGw
people in the entire city who might have the answers he needed so he made a103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUegpPchTjI
mental note to visit them whenever he had the chance.
“Are we there yet?” Chicken103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCCHn2Rowo
complained from the back of the cart.
“Almost.” Vander smiled. “If you want103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPlPxupol5
to come up to the front, you can see the city from here.” There was a mad103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCTAKSkw8k
scramble from the recruits sitting behind the cart. He heard Rooster shout in103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qsT9Ho09Y
annoyance as his squad mates pushed him aside to make room for themselves. Vander103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ix5JsBdlH
closed his eyes then willed his spirit up and out. He found a suitable host103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZnbEp6rFN
above them in the body of a small bird. When he opened his eyes again, he was103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPusvhasJO
flying high above. His wing beating to keep him aloft while his lungs pumped to103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXaEjUurYI
keep him flying. This was his favorite way to see the city, only he and the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yrq5ZWLVr
birds knew what it looked like from above and that was a secret he wasn’t103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpyDCNcW0f
willing to tell.
From here he could see the three103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRh0dGPOx5D
rings that made up the city. All told there were half a million people living103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmze8IjQgy
here, the majority lived in the outermost ring. People living there were packed103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxN9koVSbJ
tightly together as it was the only way to fit them all in. It was separated103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgs9nrbne0
into four different districts, though you could live in any of them.
The first was the market district103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqhQ5BJf7G
where people bought and sold goods from all over the country. The second was103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21nnr99Fqm
the goods district where goods were created to be sold such as the blacksmith,103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigMhrJtejy
carpenter, and many seamstresses. The third district was the religious district103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcj6CektjJ
where statues of the four deities of light were built, and people would spend103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJtAz1QSwI
their time praying to them for help for various things going on in their lives.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowr9Wys3JQ
The fourth district was the slums or, as many called it, Lower Eluvia. It’s103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC02Nu2VPLR
where those who were spurned by the rest of society gathered and ruled by their103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwBsrm4wpL
own ‘king’ who oversaw the day-to-day activities there. The guards no longer103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlznqOeOLvA
patrolled there because it wasn’t worth their time, which allowed the place to103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30EwLm4SBf
fester and rot. Even from up here Vander could smell its stench.
The second ring was smaller than the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPVswLDmZa
first and more put together. Here was where those from the noble families103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vbw09MsGQ
lived. Their land was larger as each had a sprawling estate to call their own.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzXIee3Tej
They mostly kept to themselves, instead sending their servants into the first103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3W2bDO4jYn
ring to gather food or supplies. Sometimes they would venture out to do their103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhexu8Nl0u
own shopping, but many went escorted by soldiers to protect them. A waste of103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gq0pQ1qgc
manpower, but whatever it took to make them feel safe.
The third, and most impressive out of103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7w6NBEhrCF
the three, was the inner most ring where the King’s castle and estate was103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzq3mQDstGp
located. This ring was sealed off on all103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtnB8ZN4aw
four sides by massive metal walls and gate houses guarded by squads of Blades.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxRYV6X9UN
To get in you either had to be invited by the king, one of the Blades or a103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpuxaVQerm
member of the council. The royal family took their safety and privacy very103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTraqMNVWPV
seriously. Even their servants were thoroughly vetted before being hired. They103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVi4rcnhmMx
were forced to take a vow, breaking it was punishable by death.
The center point for the ring was the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwL7C81jj3
castle itself and no matter where you were in the city, you could see it. The103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbbJX8i7Rf
castle walls were made from a special white marble found only in the northern103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60wqoMMuFQ
mountains and had to be carried brick by brick hundreds of miles to the city.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLXRgpm33o
The marble had special properties that could only been seen during a lunar or103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zui6LTwDi
solar eclipse, but in the form of the bird, Vander could see it whenever he103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIIbdYTKA1
chose. During the solar eclipse, the marble would shine bright blue103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIm7CjOKBJu
illuminating the city in a blueish hue. During the lunar eclipse, the marble103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NZm79l8VF
would turn orange and the city would turn yellow for a period. It was truly a103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIV2ZCAy9hH
wonderous experience that came around one or twice in a lifetime. Up here, the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdj2aCeuqlO
colors swirled together constantly making it a wonder that Vander so badly103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbczweYRu2M
wished he could share.
With a weary sigh, something103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAaINkTOjS
impossible for a bird, Vander willed himself back into his body. His eyes103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0tRgDZtN9
slowly opened, not quite enjoying the pain as he moved his body. He had been103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOHLqZXhbV
sitting there without moving for so long his body stiffened. If this wasn’t103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApTRrqS0Hm
something he had practiced daily for years, he would have fallen from his103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyPIAA8Izx
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 sad103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HlV4nf0v0
coming back down from up there. It’s just so exhilarating.”
“Don’t forget that the more you do,103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpBBT7EQvr
the harder it is to return.” She growled. “Make sure you don’t lose yourself.” He103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyBVWxOnGN
let the conversation die there. It was one they had many times in the past.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BQy6Xj17p
When he was younger he had almost done exactly that, and it wasn’t an103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9AQlkkNX4
experience he wanted to happen again.
“Let’s go.” He tapped his horse. “I103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERnDtMbNra
don’t want to be late.” With a crack of the reins his horse sped off towards103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPCQLxmyNh
the city walls. Alex cursed behind him, but within moments the rest of them103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwixltwF6kH
started following him down the road.
They were forced to slow down as103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYyRGYGPoD
there was a massive number of people trying to make their way into the city. It103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZMi1QEfRn
wasn’t uncommon for merchants from the other villages on the city’s outskirts103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmGAzvJo7S
to get in and try and sell the goods they’ve made in the city, so backups were103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRXj9tqoc9
common. Guards had to search their carts and bags to make sure they weren’t103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5YeU51UNV
bringing in any contraband, but sometimes they could go a little overboard.
“Let’s see if we can skip the line.”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcv6r5MtFp
Alex whispered to Vander. “We are on a time constraint.”
“Do it.” Vander agreed. They hated103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dDL50rJJr
showing off their status like this, but they had to get moving. It wouldn’t do103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5ITGuWM3Y
well to make the Commander wait.
“Out of the way!” Alex bellowed.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8kOXsUmTD
“Blades coming through, step aside.” It took a moment for the command to103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAfwxZJwBH
register, but once the villagers noticed the large warhorse and the irate Alex103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6lqJNktND
sitting on top, they moved quickly. They stood off to the side with their heads103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSmEpLxM8k
bowed as the group rode past. A couple of them looked up at Vander. He heard103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbAToOSrQR
the sharp intake of breath and the mutterings.
“Bastard.” One of them spat at him.
“Go back to the forest and die.”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSQIQ8Wyaz
Another snarled. Shea snarled back at them forcing them to silence, but their103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mxt1aW3Ac
glares burning in the back of his head as he rode past.
“Leave him alone!” Rooster snapped.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9d4mqHDF32
“Don’t you have anything better to do than harass someone who would lay down103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9xIsA2aWA
their lives to protect you.” His words were meant to be reassuring, but they103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8QytLZ5Ff
just caused him to flinch.
“We don’t want his help.” Urged on by103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UynE25AfF
each other, an angry hum started traveling amongst the travelers. “He’s103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGpsVavA7O
nothing, but a curse upon us.”
“Why you-“
“Rooster, that’s enough.” He turned103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwHKgBAdMG
back to face the recruits. “Keep your eyes facing forward and ignore them.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqioHvXh2xS
Don’t stoop to their level.”
“But-“ The glare from Vander dried103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxt6Bqjcjxo
his response in his throat. Without another word, Vander kept his head high103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0vOyvkXZe
despite the glares from the gathered travelers.
When they came upon the gate leading103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2WcDQoJQ5
into the eastern district, there were four guards stationed there. Two of them103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9QCSAW3h5
held lancers pointed to the sky while the other two wore their swords at their103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZeEvFpVlg
hips. One had three metal bars attacking his cape that marked him as the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nHrA0nqlr
garrison Captain in charge of the gate. The captain walked over to them with a103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpe7F6zFsE
smile that didn’t reach his eyes. The other guards tightened their grips on103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjek6gZLOnl
their lances. Vander looked up at the ramparts to see several archers with103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrxk1QQzLh
their bows raised, an arrow pressed to the string, but not pulled back. It was103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5JW2EQIuT
a warning.
“Do you normally give Blades such a103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHbBQ2I2YA
warm welcome, Captain?” Vander asked. He kept his hands on the cantle, but103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjaktef3YI
Shea’s hackled were raised at the danger they currently found themselves in.
“No, but most of them aren’t103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMz1wGzqa9
inflicted with your brand of sickness.” He grinned. “Think of it as a103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡno3lD3vjKS
precaution for our safety and the safety of all of our guests.”
“That’s kind of you.” Vander resisted103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuVrviw6Yc
their urge to roll his eyes. “But if your theatrics are done, we need to be on103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJvD68wQ3B
our way.”
“Certainly.” He stepped aside. “We103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMbAb2AHVQ
can’t keep the Blades waiting, now can we?” Vander eyed the man, but once he103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYznexnoC50
was certain that he wouldn’t try and stop them, he gave the signal for them to103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsCxBP4YpF
continue forward. The guards protecting the gate stepped aside, but each of103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwh7w6MZbz
them had the look of a killer just waiting for their chance to strike. Shea103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uxZwaydm8
snarled at them causing one to recoil which brought a small smile to his face. Once103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX44Ikz35CY
they were clear, the guards started issuing orders to the villagers again.
Alex let out a loud sigh of relief.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEXPRrChJp
“I almost thought they were going to keep us from entering.” He rubbed the back103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXdTECTR3K
of his head. “What is the council thinking letting them get away with open103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHZ1L7I02t
hostility towards us?”
“Towards me.” Vander corrected. “It’s103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTwf0dtdso
part of the reason I left the city in the first place. The Generals rumors are103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZ9a5gz613
quite nasty, and I didn’t want them to be a part of it.”
“After what he pulled, he should be103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AdEXMhMEL
the one in trouble, not you.”
“He had every right to do what he103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOZq9e7fWT
did.” Vander sighed. “Bree’s his daughter. Now, I don’t want to talk about this103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTW8rSFAJd
any longer. Let’s get a move on.”
The eastern gate spit them out right103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTu72AaWDa
into the heart of the market district in the first ring. It was busy here; a103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyY3ypNAzD
sea of people blocked the roads as they stopped to look at the stalls tucked to103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdLToBgwws
the side of the roads or entered buildings to do some shopping on the inside.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3EJ1tP5Lj
City guards patrolled the streets in groups of four, appearing regal and103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dZnWc7Zs4
helping those who needed it.
Being here always overwhelmed Shea.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAFyElNMmO
She jumped up into the back of the cart and hid underneath the blankets and103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KWhfRq6eN
bags they had brought with them. They maneuvered through the crowds with103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfm0hHk3fqi
relative ease. People didn’t really look past the horses and drawn cart, but on103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgleVYqPtN
the off chance they did, they just saw the uniform of a Blade and promptly103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufgpvS0jt7
moved aside. It was one of the perks of wearing the uniform.
They made their way towards the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Mw1taeYfW
middle ring which was protected by another gate. These walls were also manned103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNMQDQcE2z
by soldiers, but this was a special assignment only given to those who either103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscIsBywdS9
have favors with the nobles or are children of noble families. As such they103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqwvVYXp6a
have a certain air of arrogance in them and many true soldiers think they don’t103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCoqt801Dt
belong in their ranks, but it’s hard to do anything about it. Today the gates103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2npUGCxnzQ
were closed, and the soldiers were leaning up against them, inside, smoking a103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23LhtUcZaE
sig and chatting. The small group stood there waiting for any acknowledgement,103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfV3TID0NzN
but they were ignored while the others chatted.
“Excuse me.” Vander said after a few103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSkgs79Atr
minutes. “Why are you standing around? Open the gate and let us pass.” One103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvah46aCh1l
soldier looked at him for a moment before going back to what he was doing.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xGbmioPlW
Vander gripped the reins tightly, but Alex, sensing his friend’s irritation,103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVp3aSKCNj
took matters into his own hands. He got off the horse and strode up towards the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFGcer6c9I
gate.
“Is there a problem here?” Alex103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGFXuQQdUw
asked. “We have a meeting with the Commander, so finish whatever this is and103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWyQP2RSB0
let us in.”
“We don’t take orders from you dog.”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKP76IYVos1
One of the guards laughed. He flicked the ashes from his smoke towards Alex,103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrWGcuCBL3
but it just disappeared on the wind. “Now fuck off and let us finish our103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNn3HJri1ji
break.”
“I think not.” Alex grabbed the man’s103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPXYeh0eYf
hand through the portcullis and crushed the sig along with a couple fingers.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiqCxiYHJS
The man screamed, falling to his knees. “Your job is to open the gate, close103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNM4NrbkBbt
the gate, and protect the gate, none of which you are doing now. Open it, while103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZQkgteyAC
I’m still asking nicely.” The others went for their swords, but a voice boomed103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEenOAnhzM5
from the walls above them:
“What are you doing?” Vander looked103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAtDTLtO0Z
up, squinting as the sun blinded him.
“I’m not sure who is talking, but I103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMx8QXqPIS
am Vander Captain of the Blades, and the guards down here are keeping us from103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGyoYgmXCv
entering the third ring.” He replied.
“Any proof you are who you say you103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlJ1UajvL7
are?” the voice asked.
“Is the white hair not enough?” The103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOc3Am9MqCi
man was silent. Sighing, Vander looked back at the cart. “Shea, if you’d103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUMRw0TAsa
please.”
“Certainly.” The she-wolf popped her head up from103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxxZiKaPix
under the bags and stared at the voice.
“Good enough?” Vander asked.
“Good enough.” The man sighed. “You103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiE2EM5oCL
lot, open the gate this moment and let them through.” They scrambled to do as103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3VrsJFqWn
their leader ordered, the man Alex crushed was released. He whimpered staring103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGIrDUC1wE
at his mangled hand as she shuffled away. Two of them got on each side where103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qLbWFTxzN
the wheels to open the gate were and began cranking. Slowly and surely the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNcmKfbSex
portcullis began to rise.
As Vander issued the orders for them103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssXuIwkJUj
to continue, the man who talked to them was walking down the stairs. He was a103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAP09FDpjo
young man, platinum blonde hair with gray eyes. That combination made him a103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hsLr201Co
Jilena, the look was native only to their family.
“You might want to make sure they are103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaSzLUjJe1
doing their job properly.” Vander stopped to chat with the younger man. Looking103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypfg5xffPG
back over his shoulder Vander saw that the guards were standing at attention103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZFPlA6vCC
with their spears raised, except for the one who angered Alex. “They were103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEMEumKgfx
goofing off near the entrance and wouldn’t let us through.”
“Apologies.” The young Captain bowed103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoi53Mlikoq
his head. “My name is Jeffery Jilena, and I oversee this gate. Please allow me103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnX5npDFRQ
to deal with my men and their lack of awareness.”
“Are you new to this post, Captain?”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2oy1clnfG
Vander saw the bars adorning the young man’s shoulder. A kid these young103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsv2eiRuoqS
shouldn’t oversee the castle’s defenses, but his mother must have pulled some103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfMcWaedeK
strings.
“Only started a few months ago.”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26xCIEizjY
Jeffery blushed. “I’m learning fairly quickly.”
“If we hadn’t come by, would you have103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96omHs5upj
done anything about these soldiers standing here slacking off?” Jeffery opened103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15rzhJhNKR
his mouth, but thought better than to lie, then shook his head.
“It’s important for a commanding103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavX0iwYdJL
officer to instill discipline on top of being well liked by everyone.” Vander103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GYwJh6qqo
explained. “They must learn that you can be kind yet strict to enforce the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8RkAl93f0
rules.”
“I understand.” Jeffery sighed. “I103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGy1D6GURF
promise I will do better.”
“Write them up, dock them half days103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyNkWKUqjF
pay.” Vander said. “Then take them out for a drink after. Do what needs to be103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HfOCjk35A
done, just don’t be a dick after. If it happens again, make it full day’s pay,103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPMINuSSuh
and send them to the horse stalls to give the servants a rest.”
“I will keep your advice in mind.”103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRt3BNrY5D
Jeffery bowed again. “I’ll see you again soon.”
The small group rode up the path to103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp38fR9OGYd
the castle until they reached a fork in the road. The road went straight103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0u9d81lJb7
towards the King’s home while the left path went towards the Blades compound103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlEWEBC8Dr
where all the recruits and many others stayed. It was more cost-effective than103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIA5uQszBl
having a house in the city and they were closer to the castle in case they were103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTV06yVCedv
needed.
However, there were plenty who had103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm36HKPBLOp
their own homes and families. Unless there was a big event happening, they were103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcljMXh77zS
all on a rotating schedule so they could spend time with their loved ones.
“Alex takes them to the compound and103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1ODoGVbvg
show them their rooms.” Vander ordered. “I will go up to the castle and see why103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzr8uobOAKk
the Commander has asked for us.”
“Should we unpack?” Alex asked. “Or103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnnhYDDnv9
are we going to be headed back out to the forest?”
“Provided he has nothing for us,103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYuWV6pyl2
training will proceed as normal.” There was a collective groan coming from the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCukLRHO3ae
recruits. “Give them the rest of today off and make sure they are given the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ497H0Q11mB
meal I promised them.” He reached into his pocket to remove a small bag of gold103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDchrBsdhdj
which he tossed to his friends. “Just don’t drink too much or you will regret103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TNXILw0QO
it tomorrow.” He warned.
“I thought they could only get a meal103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8ml6vEqQr
on you if you lost.” Alex grinned. “Did I miss something, or did you get your103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBwVPqh2DG
ass kicked?”
“I was going to give it to them as103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7X3EPBnN3r
long as they tried their best.” He explained. “They deserve it.”
“Yes!” Rooster thrust his fist into103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJ8t8gkbPJ
the air. “I’m going to get smashed tonight and maybe find a girl to soothe me.”
“They only one soothing you will be103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQAYAU9TvJ
your hand.” Eve laughed. “Come on, last one changed has to do a hundred103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjub08xZt7
pushups.” Before waiting for anyone to challenge it, she jumped off the cart103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07lTpeW5A7
and raced down the road.
“Shit!” The others scrambled to103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7tTsj2Nj1
follow suit leaving a very confused Shea and an empty horse drawn cart.
“I changed my mind.” Vander rolled103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd7oTTuu3s
his eyes. “Make them brush the horses down then bring them for food and drinks.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrW9c9GDdX5
Meet at my place in a few hours.”
“Understood.” Alex clicked his tongue103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzrN9j5wUj
and trotted down the road with the horses pulling the cart following behind103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCywl83yDVr
him. Shea jumped down and went to stand by Vander’s. Without a word, his horse103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwfwTjE2d6
started walking down the road that would take them towards the keep.
Even though there was only a King and103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR61EAEqbe3
the prince living in the castle, there were dozens of servants hired to make103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhLqZPm0Pu
sure everything was pristine and immaculately taken care of. There were a few103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4olF2wBco
who were tending to the bushes in the garden pulling out weeds and watering the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eXcz7c5Ax
flowers. Despite the heat, they were all dressed in black and white the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjHhbpadWE
standard dress for people in their positions. Despite the work, the King made103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpex1Rf9lUj
sure everyone was taken care of and wanted for nothing. He was also very103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4J3HHTyJd8
graceful for giving them time off to spend with their families.
As he reached the white steps leading103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vkrpQzdmN
inside, there were two Blades standing alongside the King’s advisor, Peyton103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2dgb3Amcy
Cranton, and the man in charge of managing the estate for the King: Bernard.
Peyton was about twenty years older103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90HBNd3oLl
than Vander. His family had served many generations of Kings, and it was103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOz20WrAaXC
expected that his own son would follow in his father’s footsteps. He had light103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl59jgts0gs
brown hair that was growing white along the sides, green eyes, and a goatee on103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24fDLJdDCa
his face. He wore small wire rimmed glasses and walked with an air of103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKeMZetgZH
well-earned authority. He wore a red robe with a black furred collar. There was103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIKRUDgq8w
the King’s seal pinned to his chest marking his status.
Bernard was a different story. He103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNu4sj5XbYT
rose to his position because he was very good at his job, though he would soon103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WiQB4yApK
be training a successor. He was pushing seventy and almost ready to retire. He103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiLR2IGDyU
had long white hair which was tied back into a ponytail with kind gray eyes. He103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AiZN1uDMI
wore a black suit with a red stripe going down the front which marked his103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pv9v2yDkC
status. He was well respected around the castle, more so than even the Blades103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaH8PjwgsHJ
Commander.
“Welcome back, Vander.” Peyton’s face103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDJyb8IQhx
was serious which wasn’t like the older man.
Vander dismounted and handed the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzny21B7fA
reins over to Bernard who took it with a slight bow of the head.
“I didn’t expect both of you to come103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkipikzpJTd
and greet me.” Vander shook Peyton and Bernard’s hand. “What’s the occasions?”
“It’s best we wait for the Commander103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXPBMbvNfb
to tell you.” Peyton stepped to the side and motioned for Vander to go ahead of103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsm2EFGit1y
him. “Shea is welcome to come too.” That startled Vander. Typically, the wolf103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6o7l7sOapv
wasn’t allowed anywhere near the castle. She was always forced to wait outside.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJf6OKiedz
Something bad must have happened for them to allow her in.
Vander was brought into the castle.103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ePBv6AkKG
As he walked behind Peyton, the servants stopped what they were doing to bow103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6C690cjGnP
before resuming their duties. They were cleaning the carpets and beating the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4kosGR2W8
curtains to remove all the dust and debris. There were many carrying various103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BP1mD2zZK
pieces of furniture up and down stairs. They must be getting ready for the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmioMwUtcdz
prince’s return with his soon-to-be bride.
They walked past a hallway that held103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTXcaCofc7
all the portraits of all the King’s from previous generations, all the way back103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfT4jQCRMC1
to the mad-king, Evan, the one who almost caused a civil war before he was103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Gn9pInnB9
murdered by his own General. The General’s son would later become the first103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxuhJrhoff
Blade Commander.
“I expect your grandfather didn’t say103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmcW4CGe5o
anything in his letter.” Peyton asked once they got to the third floor where103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2c7bhbGO2S
Blade Commander carried out his duties.
“No, he didn’t.” Vander said. “He103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQ9XaKyM5z
just told me to get back here as quickly as possible.”
“It’s probably for the best.” Peyton103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4E7Wgf1O1
sighed. “There is a chance our enemies could have intercepted the letter, and103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX44ODR2FJ
everything would be for naught.”
“Enemies?” Vander stopped in his103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0uT9IRQDX
tracks. “I thought we were at peace?”
“Peace never lasts Vander, not when103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmEG4KIlwo
there are people who want power and will stop at nothing to achieve it.” They103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQB1THyyNK
paused in front of a massive ornate door. “I will leave you here for now. You103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjlyWhV8NW
grandfather will explain everything.” He clapped Vander’s back. “It’s good to103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDhquAgN9C
have your here.” He gave a soft squeeze before turning around and heading back103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW64JeaeIVN
down the hall.
Vander reached out to open the door,103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wyQFxTRoQ
but his hand began to shake as soon as he touched the doorknob. He closed his103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2DSwQynCt
eyes then took a deep breath. Shea brushed up against his leg giving him the103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJtmGkW6f8
strength he needed to knock.
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gripped the doorknob, twisted, and pushed. Then he stepped inside.
