A goddess…. Allen was preoccupied with his thoughts as he left the College. His mind was filled with questions. What was her name? Who was she? What did it mean to bear her mark, and was he supposed to be the champion of this goddess? What responsibilities were involved? …Did he want those responsibilities? Whatever [...]

The Council chamber was a small round room. Green wreaths and flowers filled the room, hanging from the ceiling and bordering the center of the chamber in concentric circles. Breaks in the circles of greenery were interspersed around each circle, creating a meandering maze that led inwards.
A series of seven plinths encircled a carved stone [...]

Allen was awake at dawn. He’d slept on one of the spare beds in the infirmary to keep an eye on Kilin and Jaella. When he woke, the two of them were still sleeping. There was little he could do to rush them toward consciousness, but he would stop by later and check on them. [...]

In which we see the inside of the infirmary

Kilin’s Celebration