I am a man,
And we are but men,
I am but one pebble in an avalanche,
I am but one spark in an inferno,
I am but one drop in a flood,
A drop in a flood,
A spark in an inferno,
A pebble in an avalanche,
I am meaningless,
but we are not.
- Second stanza of 'Order's Advance', a common poem among Paladins of Maisara. Written during the Great War.
Elijah Arad made a final round around the fort. He had been appointed rank of High-Seeker for this expedition, it was a sorry task. Only a few of the higher ups took notice of it, the Seekers were marshalling in preparation for the movements Maisara's wretched Paladins and Fortia's miserable guardians were making on Olympiada. Brilliant Goddess Allasaria, the light of his life, was meeting with them everyday and making plans upon plans of what to do when those two cursed relics of the past finally snapped.
And then Atis had gone missing.
