Dragoncrest Cliffs a mission to civilize

When Seri asks to learn more of their ways, she looks to her. Her feet slow a little to gauge her expression, thinking about Étoille. He’d offered his dedication to her first hand and he’s been off in war, with the enemy, to show for it. He is new to them, just as Seri, and she Ajatar gives her a little bit of room for error. Ajatar nods her head, then looks back ahead and picks up her pace. She doesn’t compromise the check on the borders, making both of them twice as useful for their claim and Seri’s ability to understand them better.

“The Heda is a vessel to the spirit of our first commander, as well as those that have led us since then. When Heda dies, if I am the only fos goufa, they will then be with me, but if another is born, we fight for it. There is only one survivor,” she explains, licks her lips. Since Seregrýn has been stripped of her status—and not killed, as she believed should have happened—she is so far the only one in line.