The tongue must dance before the feet

The bow bends in preparation to send Allen to the North

The next evening as dusk wore on with fading shadows, Allen walked with Kilin toward the house his family kept in the city. The two of them had dressed simply in their uniforms, forgoing excess ornament with the appeal to military formality. Their blades hung by their sides, both as part of their uniforms and [...]

Dinner and a Date

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

Tactics and Fortifications at Rylar’s Guard Academy