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3
It was noon time when the small group187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tRFvVRIbx
spotted the city from horseback. Their travel was relatively uneventful, aside187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLn9Jx6fOP
from the constant bickering of the recruits which did little to ease Vander’s187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSndLBIRoa
troubled mind. Perhaps sensing his friend’s mood, Alex spent some time187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4JeGC2Oue
lecturing the recruits on proper etiquette for when they arrived at the city187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQv4WTVTRqP
which gave him some reprieve to think.
Veyar mentioned a war was coming, but187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVc87YwJw3p
she didn’t say when or the parties involved. If it scared even the Goddess of187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQouzXK5mS
the Dark, it must be something terrifying and that only left one possible187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEt5JVf5BQ
person: the Darkness, but who would be foolish enough to release her from her187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOLhfPuTbg
prison? And what did the Ma’akti have to do with it? Too many things had been187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGigJd3X13M
lost in time leaving him scratching his head. There were only a couple of187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XYbMrvrvE
people in the entire city who might have the answers he needed so he made a187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3AojkW3NX
mental note to visit them whenever he had the chance.
“Are we there yet?” Chicken187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuq7xlLlWB2
complained from the back of the cart.
“Almost.” Vander smiled. “If you want187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5R24Wl292
to come up to the front, you can see the city from here.” There was a mad187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eBwm5TDbm
scramble from the recruits sitting behind the cart. He heard Rooster shout in187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyJBUgniUp
annoyance as his squad mates pushed him aside to make room for themselves. Vander187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VUGOpa8QD
closed his eyes then willed his spirit up and out. He found a suitable host187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Cf8dDXfgY
above them in the body of a small bird. When he opened his eyes again, he was187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOvGvmAH3R
flying high above. His wing beating to keep him aloft while his lungs pumped to187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiNWg5TtD9
keep him flying. This was his favorite way to see the city, only he and the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYGBD6FICF
birds knew what it looked like from above and that was a secret he wasn’t187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheIP8lsM37
willing to tell.
From here he could see the three187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv29ExjCXnx
rings that made up the city. All told there were half a million people living187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpfGuUrN5P
here, the majority lived in the outermost ring. People living there were packed187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKUL8uCju2
tightly together as it was the only way to fit them all in. It was separated187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3lDLFW7nO
into four different districts, though you could live in any of them.
The first was the market district187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1EwdebdrB
where people bought and sold goods from all over the country. The second was187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDt9OFTT8qu
the goods district where goods were created to be sold such as the blacksmith,187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuBZfRbsUe
carpenter, and many seamstresses. The third district was the religious district187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1I1cROujjY
where statues of the four deities of light were built, and people would spend187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLla2GTczb
their time praying to them for help for various things going on in their lives.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiFNwNhWFZ
The fourth district was the slums or, as many called it, Lower Eluvia. It’s187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b8SuvGyjh
where those who were spurned by the rest of society gathered and ruled by their187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGyVueYnyt
own ‘king’ who oversaw the day-to-day activities there. The guards no longer187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlCLptTl9t
patrolled there because it wasn’t worth their time, which allowed the place to187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmQ9WqNtHo
fester and rot. Even from up here Vander could smell its stench.
The second ring was smaller than the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JwrJW74oC
first and more put together. Here was where those from the noble families187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKefqji093D
lived. Their land was larger as each had a sprawling estate to call their own.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTTpjKYZbp
They mostly kept to themselves, instead sending their servants into the first187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7is8T5N19
ring to gather food or supplies. Sometimes they would venture out to do their187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfDdYzaycN
own shopping, but many went escorted by soldiers to protect them. A waste of187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbbLHkUTL3
manpower, but whatever it took to make them feel safe.
The third, and most impressive out of187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILDx5uuFdE
the three, was the inner most ring where the King’s castle and estate was187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKGeaCFl83
located. This ring was sealed off on all187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFYbtUoNpR
four sides by massive metal walls and gate houses guarded by squads of Blades.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmnSswgf0i
To get in you either had to be invited by the king, one of the Blades or a187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYhQFMuwIT
member of the council. The royal family took their safety and privacy very187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfSctHVWc1
seriously. Even their servants were thoroughly vetted before being hired. They187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBR0MuTryeZ
were forced to take a vow, breaking it was punishable by death.
The center point for the ring was the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgwOA9I644
castle itself and no matter where you were in the city, you could see it. The187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgsZP2lVWC
castle walls were made from a special white marble found only in the northern187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bMW0eolGX
mountains and had to be carried brick by brick hundreds of miles to the city.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcTsUcK7o4
The marble had special properties that could only been seen during a lunar or187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPFC6LST4i
solar eclipse, but in the form of the bird, Vander could see it whenever he187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqe5nRx3qec
chose. During the solar eclipse, the marble would shine bright blue187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OHQroEut2
illuminating the city in a blueish hue. During the lunar eclipse, the marble187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysCc1pn47l
would turn orange and the city would turn yellow for a period. It was truly a187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOZ6fZyxzg
wonderous experience that came around one or twice in a lifetime. Up here, the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODtQ3xDhev
colors swirled together constantly making it a wonder that Vander so badly187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5w7Ldmp5CT
wished he could share.
With a weary sigh, something187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwR37yN9iKA
impossible for a bird, Vander willed himself back into his body. His eyes187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegMUn8z4Ev
slowly opened, not quite enjoying the pain as he moved his body. He had been187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Vb2cPf68L
sitting there without moving for so long his body stiffened. If this wasn’t187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPO2EKbxVUb
something he had practiced daily for years, he would have fallen from his187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrY4TbM12Ao
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 sad187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6Niulf4jk
coming back down from up there. It’s just so exhilarating.”
“Don’t forget that the more you do,187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaS4TawkKsD
the harder it is to return.” She growled. “Make sure you don’t lose yourself.” He187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TQtDXfOn2
let the conversation die there. It was one they had many times in the past.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuJCCnKHLT
When he was younger he had almost done exactly that, and it wasn’t an187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSp0viahc1z
experience he wanted to happen again.
“Let’s go.” He tapped his horse. “I187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCkpwcQVD0
don’t want to be late.” With a crack of the reins his horse sped off towards187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyqK24ChKy
the city walls. Alex cursed behind him, but within moments the rest of them187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI120hVkk8c
started following him down the road.
They were forced to slow down as187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd621MbvttB
there was a massive number of people trying to make their way into the city. It187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3h1In2iRL
wasn’t uncommon for merchants from the other villages on the city’s outskirts187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2QWmzI2ym
to get in and try and sell the goods they’ve made in the city, so backups were187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkOo6Ikbui
common. Guards had to search their carts and bags to make sure they weren’t187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8J3tvwDWV5
bringing in any contraband, but sometimes they could go a little overboard.
“Let’s see if we can skip the line.”187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXZoi2WM9j
Alex whispered to Vander. “We are on a time constraint.”
“Do it.” Vander agreed. They hated187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0BkufXXiZ
showing off their status like this, but they had to get moving. It wouldn’t do187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRa4RxsEkL
well to make the Commander wait.
“Out of the way!” Alex bellowed.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMmVLgCypG
“Blades coming through, step aside.” It took a moment for the command to187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gzkhAptzJ
register, but once the villagers noticed the large warhorse and the irate Alex187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKk9rFmPoj
sitting on top, they moved quickly. They stood off to the side with their heads187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmg3DpgL5k1
bowed as the group rode past. A couple of them looked up at Vander. He heard187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLpEyoDpfc
the sharp intake of breath and the mutterings.
“Bastard.” One of them spat at him.
“Go back to the forest and die.”187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LO6VrAxvY
Another snarled. Shea snarled back at them forcing them to silence, but their187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRz6HhcEA9
glares burning in the back of his head as he rode past.
“Leave him alone!” Rooster snapped.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0rJYLMU0T
“Don’t you have anything better to do than harass someone who would lay down187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9MGdEm0Bm
their lives to protect you.” His words were meant to be reassuring, but they187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwm3PLydIQB
just caused him to flinch.
“We don’t want his help.” Urged on by187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3w0bKwubg
each other, an angry hum started traveling amongst the travelers. “He’s187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiunUZveELg
nothing, but a curse upon us.”
“Why you-“
“Rooster, that’s enough.” He turned187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytRllBChWj
back to face the recruits. “Keep your eyes facing forward and ignore them.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYjJT9f306
Don’t stoop to their level.”
“But-“ The glare from Vander dried187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPE8zGkUFh
his response in his throat. Without another word, Vander kept his head high187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4FBouxNDc
despite the glares from the gathered travelers.
When they came upon the gate leading187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2yldOJcov
into the eastern district, there were four guards stationed there. Two of them187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQviwp6sTBf
held lancers pointed to the sky while the other two wore their swords at their187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWs49o8TGNd
hips. One had three metal bars attacking his cape that marked him as the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VS7xgPfuZ
garrison Captain in charge of the gate. The captain walked over to them with a187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnx89xGq8x
smile that didn’t reach his eyes. The other guards tightened their grips on187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoRgLZa3NB
their lances. Vander looked up at the ramparts to see several archers with187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9n6bBStvb
their bows raised, an arrow pressed to the string, but not pulled back. It was187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQ6LPowXrq
a warning.
“Do you normally give Blades such a187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zGAF8K9RB
warm welcome, Captain?” Vander asked. He kept his hands on the cantle, but187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNMZz5mo0f
Shea’s hackled were raised at the danger they currently found themselves in.
“No, but most of them aren’t187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7Fjj46oO3
inflicted with your brand of sickness.” He grinned. “Think of it as a187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55ZsSGyaZA
precaution for our safety and the safety of all of our guests.”
“That’s kind of you.” Vander resisted187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCBTBO2sqY
their urge to roll his eyes. “But if your theatrics are done, we need to be on187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQgz6UrjHg
our way.”
“Certainly.” He stepped aside. “We187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsw9V9V0VV
can’t keep the Blades waiting, now can we?” Vander eyed the man, but once he187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFEAOK3LjC
was certain that he wouldn’t try and stop them, he gave the signal for them to187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndr9X8lmY2
continue forward. The guards protecting the gate stepped aside, but each of187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmz2AkN44QY
them had the look of a killer just waiting for their chance to strike. Shea187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIj1V8xORUF
snarled at them causing one to recoil which brought a small smile to his face. Once187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT09AzOOz3S
they were clear, the guards started issuing orders to the villagers again.
Alex let out a loud sigh of relief.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYGF2dk9lP
“I almost thought they were going to keep us from entering.” He rubbed the back187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBQUycGiiG
of his head. “What is the council thinking letting them get away with open187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2pPzULpsS
hostility towards us?”
“Towards me.” Vander corrected. “It’s187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGMFBzlYjl
part of the reason I left the city in the first place. The Generals rumors are187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebiptGbSmO
quite nasty, and I didn’t want them to be a part of it.”
“After what he pulled, he should be187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpfqNdVcYW
the one in trouble, not you.”
“He had every right to do what he187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yBsF39ulh
did.” Vander sighed. “Bree’s his daughter. Now, I don’t want to talk about this187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWN3t3laJE
any longer. Let’s get a move on.”
The eastern gate spit them out right187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauPuOgvCO1
into the heart of the market district in the first ring. It was busy here; a187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeuIBAyrUr
sea of people blocked the roads as they stopped to look at the stalls tucked to187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0wiwCTcWO
the side of the roads or entered buildings to do some shopping on the inside.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3vrc1xiYO
City guards patrolled the streets in groups of four, appearing regal and187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQHX0lHDdy
helping those who needed it.
Being here always overwhelmed Shea.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaH8vEwCMnG
She jumped up into the back of the cart and hid underneath the blankets and187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6VE8HDs6l
bags they had brought with them. They maneuvered through the crowds with187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7hCAtO4Ou
relative ease. People didn’t really look past the horses and drawn cart, but on187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLP5Ux8YQdt
the off chance they did, they just saw the uniform of a Blade and promptly187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39bInGyvI1
moved aside. It was one of the perks of wearing the uniform.
They made their way towards the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSYBToD6Wy
middle ring which was protected by another gate. These walls were also manned187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy48ArtODRe
by soldiers, but this was a special assignment only given to those who either187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23YEWoCrav
have favors with the nobles or are children of noble families. As such they187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfOyYEntGu
have a certain air of arrogance in them and many true soldiers think they don’t187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkE1NUXab8k
belong in their ranks, but it’s hard to do anything about it. Today the gates187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8lScf9I0t
were closed, and the soldiers were leaning up against them, inside, smoking a187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeLKTMkLX2
sig and chatting. The small group stood there waiting for any acknowledgement,187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59bqQLtvrj
but they were ignored while the others chatted.
“Excuse me.” Vander said after a few187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWcuWoyqK9
minutes. “Why are you standing around? Open the gate and let us pass.” One187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOAuY6HHLM
soldier looked at him for a moment before going back to what he was doing.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepJxQwvHWP
Vander gripped the reins tightly, but Alex, sensing his friend’s irritation,187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjOhOeIVG5
took matters into his own hands. He got off the horse and strode up towards the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerxOJU61uM
gate.
“Is there a problem here?” Alex187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKn7smIDkM
asked. “We have a meeting with the Commander, so finish whatever this is and187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTC2CqFvPO7
let us in.”
“We don’t take orders from you dog.”187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqCV01ocnL
One of the guards laughed. He flicked the ashes from his smoke towards Alex,187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYeLVwdkA8
but it just disappeared on the wind. “Now fuck off and let us finish our187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQadxlOC65
break.”
“I think not.” Alex grabbed the man’s187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiFUxx21Ku
hand through the portcullis and crushed the sig along with a couple fingers.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJon6Dumhb
The man screamed, falling to his knees. “Your job is to open the gate, close187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEc99g553q
the gate, and protect the gate, none of which you are doing now. Open it, while187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbMYjfoxXp
I’m still asking nicely.” The others went for their swords, but a voice boomed187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtZP2mUUG0
from the walls above them:
“What are you doing?” Vander looked187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEcd8g1rNp
up, squinting as the sun blinded him.
“I’m not sure who is talking, but I187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRNZJ2WB5n
am Vander Captain of the Blades, and the guards down here are keeping us from187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxUeQdJGDv
entering the third ring.” He replied.
“Any proof you are who you say you187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRjYemOHxo
are?” the voice asked.
“Is the white hair not enough?” The187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9d6qodb4D
man was silent. Sighing, Vander looked back at the cart. “Shea, if you’d187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiq57sdeCO
please.”
“Certainly.” The she-wolf popped her head up from187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhZzBC0esu
under the bags and stared at the voice.
“Good enough?” Vander asked.
“Good enough.” The man sighed. “You187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW69h9nyoWr
lot, open the gate this moment and let them through.” They scrambled to do as187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8HCqvXNvI
their leader ordered, the man Alex crushed was released. He whimpered staring187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMftlvkSem
at his mangled hand as she shuffled away. Two of them got on each side where187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd6UGsm0sT
the wheels to open the gate were and began cranking. Slowly and surely the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVZFmD6WKL
portcullis began to rise.
As Vander issued the orders for them187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVefrQbL2m8
to continue, the man who talked to them was walking down the stairs. He was a187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxuwGh6uGo
young man, platinum blonde hair with gray eyes. That combination made him a187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1a6TxiQry
Jilena, the look was native only to their family.
“You might want to make sure they are187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvD8lTzLy0
doing their job properly.” Vander stopped to chat with the younger man. Looking187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwgjEC7Z5A
back over his shoulder Vander saw that the guards were standing at attention187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbK4sHkS3mD
with their spears raised, except for the one who angered Alex. “They were187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvI8x5OnyGd
goofing off near the entrance and wouldn’t let us through.”
“Apologies.” The young Captain bowed187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntJjck4ztx
his head. “My name is Jeffery Jilena, and I oversee this gate. Please allow me187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zR9Da3Hy1
to deal with my men and their lack of awareness.”
“Are you new to this post, Captain?”187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3whtqpOOpH
Vander saw the bars adorning the young man’s shoulder. A kid these young187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkz9qjAxJic
shouldn’t oversee the castle’s defenses, but his mother must have pulled some187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BoU9PmAU5
strings.
“Only started a few months ago.”187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56xmhliYGO
Jeffery blushed. “I’m learning fairly quickly.”
“If we hadn’t come by, would you have187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUxofvI9Ct
done anything about these soldiers standing here slacking off?” Jeffery opened187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcshUSL14o
his mouth, but thought better than to lie, then shook his head.
“It’s important for a commanding187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8u9nhCbYL
officer to instill discipline on top of being well liked by everyone.” Vander187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWa6D10mDO
explained. “They must learn that you can be kind yet strict to enforce the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MnWA5kxM3
rules.”
“I understand.” Jeffery sighed. “I187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJp4xuoW3K
promise I will do better.”
“Write them up, dock them half days187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEW9X2mcno
pay.” Vander said. “Then take them out for a drink after. Do what needs to be187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KEYCt6gTC
done, just don’t be a dick after. If it happens again, make it full day’s pay,187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dWI22zrEt
and send them to the horse stalls to give the servants a rest.”
“I will keep your advice in mind.”187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1apd3hvOoS
Jeffery bowed again. “I’ll see you again soon.”
The small group rode up the path to187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PcNs3mbnU
the castle until they reached a fork in the road. The road went straight187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGi8JdAVbj
towards the King’s home while the left path went towards the Blades compound187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYf6E2LHblQ
where all the recruits and many others stayed. It was more cost-effective than187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShDTltxn3L
having a house in the city and they were closer to the castle in case they were187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRU7nAHPyJv
needed.
However, there were plenty who had187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OsjiVtrH2
their own homes and families. Unless there was a big event happening, they were187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQEQJjaLJR
all on a rotating schedule so they could spend time with their loved ones.
“Alex takes them to the compound and187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvzlEiSiOG
show them their rooms.” Vander ordered. “I will go up to the castle and see why187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaa31HfRjI
the Commander has asked for us.”
“Should we unpack?” Alex asked. “Or187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkqU4axQuT
are we going to be headed back out to the forest?”
“Provided he has nothing for us,187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECBVzXUhKE
training will proceed as normal.” There was a collective groan coming from the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8TdgZB0k3
recruits. “Give them the rest of today off and make sure they are given the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuNzIgErKM
meal I promised them.” He reached into his pocket to remove a small bag of gold187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHn0RZohd5
which he tossed to his friends. “Just don’t drink too much or you will regret187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7L7kxwZLA
it tomorrow.” He warned.
“I thought they could only get a meal187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTQRelUlfZ
on you if you lost.” Alex grinned. “Did I miss something, or did you get your187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgcxoO9viY
ass kicked?”
“I was going to give it to them as187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VUXSnVAfT
long as they tried their best.” He explained. “They deserve it.”
“Yes!” Rooster thrust his fist into187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PKhbheL1v
the air. “I’m going to get smashed tonight and maybe find a girl to soothe me.”
“They only one soothing you will be187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGAs5xrLlI
your hand.” Eve laughed. “Come on, last one changed has to do a hundred187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIDnlSwaKS
pushups.” Before waiting for anyone to challenge it, she jumped off the cart187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfO9ktCxGlb
and raced down the road.
“Shit!” The others scrambled to187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eplTbJGRR
follow suit leaving a very confused Shea and an empty horse drawn cart.
“I changed my mind.” Vander rolled187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJ8sDSIFJy
his eyes. “Make them brush the horses down then bring them for food and drinks.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZBA9BOG7V
Meet at my place in a few hours.”
“Understood.” Alex clicked his tongue187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuCcS5UtWB
and trotted down the road with the horses pulling the cart following behind187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUMPRf2R65
him. Shea jumped down and went to stand by Vander’s. Without a word, his horse187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgcfxouvK9
started walking down the road that would take them towards the keep.
Even though there was only a King and187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnxC2Tkn9p
the prince living in the castle, there were dozens of servants hired to make187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3jGQ0pFsq
sure everything was pristine and immaculately taken care of. There were a few187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbQZGP3YTg
who were tending to the bushes in the garden pulling out weeds and watering the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYzeWHrFHT
flowers. Despite the heat, they were all dressed in black and white the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBdHA3G3lY
standard dress for people in their positions. Despite the work, the King made187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cTgPrhF2R
sure everyone was taken care of and wanted for nothing. He was also very187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFm0mLi921B
graceful for giving them time off to spend with their families.
As he reached the white steps leading187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ037A0e7v07
inside, there were two Blades standing alongside the King’s advisor, Peyton187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZve8PIAz7G
Cranton, and the man in charge of managing the estate for the King: Bernard.
Peyton was about twenty years older187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4nTpNpYPE
than Vander. His family had served many generations of Kings, and it was187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlkN5kUpCy
expected that his own son would follow in his father’s footsteps. He had light187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iaHasy0DU
brown hair that was growing white along the sides, green eyes, and a goatee on187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNCYjCeMjs
his face. He wore small wire rimmed glasses and walked with an air of187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWf0UpVYZg8
well-earned authority. He wore a red robe with a black furred collar. There was187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHk4ZWnoa0j
the King’s seal pinned to his chest marking his status.
Bernard was a different story. He187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrWkXu5Sys
rose to his position because he was very good at his job, though he would soon187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYZwIHbuLP
be training a successor. He was pushing seventy and almost ready to retire. He187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlLLpylciH
had long white hair which was tied back into a ponytail with kind gray eyes. He187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmt0iyNaM6
wore a black suit with a red stripe going down the front which marked his187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoamKyT5475
status. He was well respected around the castle, more so than even the Blades187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAdStsyT0j
Commander.
“Welcome back, Vander.” Peyton’s face187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7zOYH9Fe8
was serious which wasn’t like the older man.
Vander dismounted and handed the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcBs7Otdo0
reins over to Bernard who took it with a slight bow of the head.
“I didn’t expect both of you to come187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2XWLvfswG
and greet me.” Vander shook Peyton and Bernard’s hand. “What’s the occasions?”
“It’s best we wait for the Commander187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQvHOfs7cr
to tell you.” Peyton stepped to the side and motioned for Vander to go ahead of187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBUkQY2bJL
him. “Shea is welcome to come too.” That startled Vander. Typically, the wolf187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FCNroWS6g
wasn’t allowed anywhere near the castle. She was always forced to wait outside.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrUwC3Mxeq
Something bad must have happened for them to allow her in.
Vander was brought into the castle.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2PvZSpOlt
As he walked behind Peyton, the servants stopped what they were doing to bow187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Rxe86WUhT
before resuming their duties. They were cleaning the carpets and beating the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ440REEJAMd
curtains to remove all the dust and debris. There were many carrying various187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5byTNqvUH
pieces of furniture up and down stairs. They must be getting ready for the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbA74JKvuY0
prince’s return with his soon-to-be bride.
They walked past a hallway that held187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGT1EyYhMpZ
all the portraits of all the King’s from previous generations, all the way back187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwmwRWbO4W
to the mad-king, Evan, the one who almost caused a civil war before he was187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0mW4zcVtf
murdered by his own General. The General’s son would later become the first187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAZVaEMisA
Blade Commander.
“I expect your grandfather didn’t say187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPd0hfHErDq
anything in his letter.” Peyton asked once they got to the third floor where187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKqWLAwT0j
Blade Commander carried out his duties.
“No, he didn’t.” Vander said. “He187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOdWxEGYp1
just told me to get back here as quickly as possible.”
“It’s probably for the best.” Peyton187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsNJMTmpA7
sighed. “There is a chance our enemies could have intercepted the letter, and187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMdRYwrxm7
everything would be for naught.”
“Enemies?” Vander stopped in his187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9C7ecFktU
tracks. “I thought we were at peace?”
“Peace never lasts Vander, not when187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzOveb3YTI
there are people who want power and will stop at nothing to achieve it.” They187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdW8lRmi2Gq
paused in front of a massive ornate door. “I will leave you here for now. You187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvtW99r1Pm
grandfather will explain everything.” He clapped Vander’s back. “It’s good to187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EOGLHyuQs
have your here.” He gave a soft squeeze before turning around and heading back187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIpYc7wbBs
down the hall.
Vander reached out to open the door,187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxlnConi1J
but his hand began to shake as soon as he touched the doorknob. He closed his187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50gVbtUABO
eyes then took a deep breath. Shea brushed up against his leg giving him the187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLMXfO1IiU
strength he needed to knock.
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gripped the doorknob, twisted, and pushed. Then he stepped inside.
