Rise of the Fallen (2015)
“It was usually safe—the Fallen hated the cold. Flying such distances alone was rather foolish, and he knew Hulan would have protested had he given him the chance, but the urgency of his orders had required a breach of protocol.
He skimmed the island’s massive icecap until he was well inland, then stopped and settled onto a ridge of ice. His white ivory wings blended in with the pearly frigid landscape. Validus found it peaceful, a place to pause, if only for a few moments. It was one of the few... places left on earth still untouched by the wars of men.
He filled his lungs with the icy air and turned his mind to the orders at hand.
He had seen mistakes made in centuries past, mistakes that cost the lives of many warriors. Was this another?
Validus had risen from the lowliest of warriors to one of the top primus commanders. And now he had been demoted. From the watch-guard of millions to that of one man, Drew Carter, a man he had never even heard of, living in the heart of his own command.MoreLess
He skimmed the island’s massive icecap until he was well inland, then stopped and settled onto a ridge of ice. His white ivory wings blended in with the pearly frigid landscape. Validus found it peaceful, a place to pause, if only for a few moments. It was one of the few... places left on earth still untouched by the wars of men.
He filled his lungs with the icy air and turned his mind to the orders at hand.
He had seen mistakes made in centuries past, mistakes that cost the lives of many warriors. Was this another?
Validus had risen from the lowliest of warriors to one of the top primus commanders. And now he had been demoted. From the watch-guard of millions to that of one man, Drew Carter, a man he had never even heard of, living in the heart of his own command.MoreLess
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