CROWNED BY BLOOD
Scouts prepared methodically for their rotations, checking weapons and memorizing patrol routes with the quiet professionalism that kept us all safe.
Everyone here had a place, a clearly defined role that utilized their unique strengths and honored their individual worth. Everyone had a purpose that went beyond mere survival. I made absolutely sure of it, because I remembered too well what it felt like to be adrift, to question your own value. No one under my protection would ever feel discarded like yesterday's refuse, forgotten like a name carved on a weathered headstone, or treated as somehow lesser because of circumstances beyond their control. Not under my rule.