Fall of Forgotten Gods by Ryan Kirk

Author:Ryan Kirk [Kirk, Ryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Publisher: Waterstone Media
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The Band 3

Hakon learned more about the operation of Brynja’s army in the next hours than he had in the weeks before. He’d already learned each of the sections within their unit had a kolma capable of transport. But it wasn’t until they made ready for departure that he understood how important that was.

His military mind was still stuck in the trainings of his first camps. Camps run by and for ahula. His thoughts about distance, terrain, and supplies were all foolish when considered through the eyes of tehoin who could transport.

He realized that Brynja’s army would reform his mind just as much as it did his body.

There was a reason they could afford to spend so much of their time training and drinking in the fort—because they could be almost anywhere in the empire within a few hours.

Though the morning had been like any other, Hakon found himself spending the afternoon walking through the prairies of the far northwestern frontier. They were divided into their four sections, with five kolma each. Brynja served as the fifth member of one of the sections.

Hakon turned to Irric, finally giving in to his curiosity. The swordsman appeared to be waiting for the question. “Really?” Hakon asked. He didn’t want to say more, in case anyone overheard their conversation.

“Surprised?” Irric replied.

“It’s against regulations!”

Irric laughed. “True, but I think you can acknowledge that the rules don’t apply to us in the same ways.”

“If someone finds out, you could get in a lot of trouble!”

Irric shook his head. “Sometimes I forget how young you are,” he said. “Trust me, we’re not going to get in trouble, even if one of the generals finds out. And besides, what’s the point of life if you’re not having at least a little fun, eh?”

“Serving the empire!”

“I think it’s possible to do both,” Irric said, his spirit untroubled by Hakon’s morality.

“How long?”

“A couple of years. It’s nothing serious. We’ve both had other partners over the years.”

Hakon blinked, trying to follow.

“You spent most of your childhood growing up around ahula, didn’t you?”

“Everyone in my family was, yes. And then in the military.”

“You’ll understand better once you’ve got a few more decades under your belt. Trust me. Some of the things that seem so important when you’re younger, they just don’t have the same weight when you get older.”

Hakon wasn’t sure he agreed, but didn’t see any point in arguing. He didn’t have enough experience to prove Irric wrong.

Their scout, a man named Somerled, reappeared in their midst. “We found them,” he said.

Hakon’s eyes went wide. They’d only been in the frontier for a few hours. “You can cover a lot of ground very fast if you have a group of transporting scouts,” Irric said, noting his reaction.

Hakon wondered if he would ever get used to this other way of living, so different than anything he’d known before. He’d have to forget so much of what he understood to be true and replace it with new knowledge. Maybe even new ethics.

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