Lesson In Loyalty -chapter 3- ❲Bonus Inside❳

Inside, the air was thick with the smell of mildew and ozone. Massive looms, silent for decades, stood like skeletal sentinels in the dark. The only light came from the intermittent flashes of lightning through the broken skylights high above.

Kael stood beneath the rusting awning of an abandoned textile factory, the water dripping from the tip of his nose. His uniform, pristine and blue that morning, was now streaked with the grime of the city’s underbelly. He gripped his sidearm tightly, his knuckles white.

“I’m told you’ve been asking questions about the Ford incident,” Thorne continued, still studying the maps. “Specifically, about whether Rennick’s punishment was… proportional .” Lesson in Loyalty -Chapter 3-

The room fell silent again. Lieutenant Sorna, the youngest of the captains, spoke in a trembling voice. “And the commander? If there’s a chance she’s still loyal…”

The official report claimed she was captured. The unofficial rumor, whispered in the latrines and over cold bowls of gruel, was worse: she had defected. Sold them out for a promise of safety and gold. Inside, the air was thick with the smell of mildew and ozone

“Tell them I’ll be there when the watch changes,” he said.

Lesson in Loyalty -Chapter 3- teaches us that the highest form of devotion is not passive loyalty, but courageous loyalty. It is the understanding that true loyalty requires us to stand in the gap, to speak the truth, and to uphold our commitments, even—and especially—when the cost is high. Kael stood beneath the rusting awning of an

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