““Westandwithoutdivinegrace,withoutsacredrelics,withoutcomingaid.””
““Yettrueguardianshaveneverreliedonheavenlypowerordestinedfavor.Theystandbyunyieldingresolve,bythedutyofbearingaworld’ssufferinguponmortalflesh,andbythewilltoperishratherthanletallfolkfallagainintoshadow.””
““UponthesewatersofBesadamo,wemortalsshallmakeourstand.Ourbrokenbodiesshallbeourramparts,ourbloodourblades.Weholdthissealineuntilourlastbreath.””
Ashisvoicefaded,thegaleroaredandtheseasurgedinanswer.
Throughoutthemage-fleet,everyweary,woundedsoldierliftedtheirgaze.Fatigueanddespairburnedaway,replacedbyunquenchableresolve.Thetatteredbannersstirredinthebitterwind,theirfractu