The Army~
Sethlyan Callan
Duff Hall, Aleron
Eldermoon, 4401
“We are soldiers from the day we’re born, training for battle and readying for the call. Even the most reluctant of us didn’t doubt our readiness when it came. But the timing seemed off from the start. We sensed it, like you know an apple will taste tart if you’ve picked too soon.”
Seth crested the last weathered ridge north of Duff Hall. An impatient wind whipped his cloak as he surveyed the valley below. A river flowed through it, and hundreds of camps stretched along both banks. He searched the sky for Bolt. He wanted her back and settled before heading through the crowd.
He tried estimating the numbers stretching before him. Hawks camped beside Iverachs camped beside Connors. Never had he seen so many gathered in one pla
