Meeting Seria

              After the long discussion with Nicklos, we found ourselves down at the training grounds. General Bregus was busy overwatching the new recruits training and didn’t want to step away. We sat quietly, watching the new recruits as they practiced with wooden sticks. Swinging them diligently through the air as they swung at their partners. Feet scuffled the ground as they countered each attack or dodged out of the way to avoid each encounter. It made me feel reminiscent, reminding me of the days when I was just a kid with an ambitious dream. Every one of them was here for a reason, may it be for the throne, for themselves, or for their families. They wanted to prove to themselves that they were capable of defending their home.

              A particular soldier caught my eye. The female soldier that the General had mentioned