I was just finishing up getting dressed in the black uniform that Xen had brought me and tying my boots when Xen came to tell me it was time. I felt kind of badass if I’m honest. The pants were a bit tight, but not in a way that restricted my movement, and in fact, they felt almost like they enhanced my movements. The boots were honest-to-god combat boots, all black and perfect. I wore a black tank top under the uniform shirt and over that a vest full of pockets which I had already filled with my kelcimite, ward stones, and the pouch of xýpna powder.
I emerged from the shop to find the street filled with olive-green uniforms. Daria’s red hair caught my eye and I went to her. “Here she is now. Colonel, my sister Thána. Thána, this is Colonel Devets.”
I nodded a greeting. “Glad you’re here
