Chapter 217

IGNATIUS POSITIONED HIMSELF BEHIND LESEACH and Rashid in the line, walking with the Cavalry soldiers and the goblins who rode them, their raspy voices echoing queerly within the hollow chambers. The soldiers reminisced of various battles and he joined in, absently correcting numbers or dates, while his mind drifted.

There was an assumption amongst some of the noble houses of Elion, that those who entered the Guard did so due to a lack of intelligence. After all, why be a soldier when you could become a diplomat or work toward becoming a member of Council. Ignatius' father tried both positions and settled on soldier.

'It puts you in an excellent position,' his father explained to Ignatius when urging him to consider entering the Guard. 'You have the brains but will always be overlooked due to our lower status. However, enter the Guard and you can rise as high as you like. With your abilities, Ignatius, you could go far and get close to the crown. That's where the possibilities lie, no