I have been polishing this sword for ten years;
Its frosty edge has never been put to the test,
I hold it and present it to you now, sir:
Is there anyone suffering from injustice?
-Jia Dao (Tang Dynasty)
TRIALS OF THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: BOOK TWO
CLASH OF ALLIANCES
Previously...
The winds of change blew strongly across the Middle Kingdom, and there was not a place where it could not be felt. Along with it came the cold, autumn air sweeping in from the North, blowing from the icy tundra and frozen wilderness that lay beyond the vast plains and grasslands. The imminence of a cold, cold winter was of little importance, however. There was yet another danger that stirred in the darkness and it could be felt by all who knew of its near-arrival. Not even the wolves howled, for an impending d
