Chapter One* Almost seven years later *
A morning like any other, Eryn was readying herself for her shift. She
strapped the rigid leather armor across her chest and tightened a pair of
matching cuffs around her wrists. Of course, she'd have to discard these
items and more, if she took to the skies in her eagle form. But for time
spent on ground, she had come to enjoy dressing like this.
Like a uniform, these items gave her a certain confidence, an air of
authority.
For seven years she had performed her duties on Black Mountain under
General Rhea's leadership. Ever since Rhea had first enlisted her and the
other eagles following the first Sea Folk invasion, she had barely spent a
day away from her post.
Luckily the Isles had been at peace for the majority of this period, thanks
