(Kim)
I'm on patrol along the southern border with two other warriors. It's cold out here, the kind of cold that gets into your bones and stays there. The snow makes everything harder. Walking takes more energy. Seeing threats takes more attention.
My partner today is Finn. The third member of our group is Kira, who's been doing border patrol for five years.
"Anything?" Kira asks through the mind link.
'Nothing yet. Just snow and trees.'
'Keep watching. The southern border has been too quiet lately.'
She's right. With all the attacks on the northern routes, with rogues hitting supply wagons and causing chaos, the south has been peaceful. Almost too peaceful.
That's why Alpha Kael increased patrols down here. He thinks something is wrong but can't prove it yet.
We're moving through
