Reckoning
“Waiting until nightfall, when we could be assured our flight out of the fortress and across the country would go unseen, was the greatest challenge to my patience. Although I understood it was necessary. One or two in daylight may escape notice but twenty of us in a cluster flying through the sky would be visible and precarious.
When the sun had sunk low enough to darken the horizon, we gathered in the courtyard, collectively discussed the night’s raids and any known dangers associated with it ...– besides of course the inevitable encounter and slaughter of a Fallen One.
We eliminated three, sometimes four, a night, gradually becoming a stronger, more cohesive unit.
The Alterums, who had come so far in such a short period of time, stood more confident with each passing night, growing convinced that they were capable of defending themselves against their enemies, even within their enemy’s domain. Gradually, they became comfortable enough in their own skin that banter became an inevitable part of the nightly routine.MoreLess
When the sun had sunk low enough to darken the horizon, we gathered in the courtyard, collectively discussed the night’s raids and any known dangers associated with it ...– besides of course the inevitable encounter and slaughter of a Fallen One.
We eliminated three, sometimes four, a night, gradually becoming a stronger, more cohesive unit.
The Alterums, who had come so far in such a short period of time, stood more confident with each passing night, growing convinced that they were capable of defending themselves against their enemies, even within their enemy’s domain. Gradually, they became comfortable enough in their own skin that banter became an inevitable part of the nightly routine.MoreLess
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