For next few days, from the first pale light of dawn until the sky turned dark with stars, General Joash Marcus, his son, and their men trained with relentless resolve. The fields outside the camp rang with the clash of steel, the sharp cries of instruction, and the steady thud of boots against hardened earth. They trained with men from the borderlands of Zura, Westalis and Estalis, each burdened by unjust verdicts and shattered reputations—wrongfully accused and banished. Now, with bloodied hands and unyielding hearts, they trained not only to fight but to reclaim their honor — to prove their innocence.
The thirty convicts who were banished with General Odin and subsequently rescued were also training hard. They were condemned, discarded, and almost forgotten—until fate intervened. Rescued from the brink of ruin, they now fought to forge new purpose in Odin's ranks.
Nicolas stood out.
