He looked at the men and women who had gathered at the table. He didn’t recognize any of them, save for one: General Tsori.
Tsori had the distinction of being stationed in the least desirable of all the forts in Chalice. Multiple days’ ride from the Pathways, the fort was ill-supplied and all but forgotten as a point of military significance. But the mines nearby were plentiful in ore, and the defense was needed to deter foreign pirates.
It was a dead-end career, yet Cade had heard rumors of servicemen who requested transfers just to work under Tsori’s leadership. Cade himself, having drafted in the Ends, served briefly under Tsori before being transferred to the front lines. The general noticed Cade approaching and nodded.
The rest of the participants took their seats, the king last of
