653 Advantage

Azheba was from a small tribe, one of the few families not controlled by the ten kings of the Norland. By convention, he had joined the Court Attendants Army of the Khan at the age of sixteen and after serving for eight years, was appointed to the position of centurion in a prison in the forbidden zone. The position was neither high nor low; it was more relevant that the position was far away from the core power structure, which meant that he had actually been relegated.

Without a strong backer or a strong relationship with the powerful, any lower noble like Azheba had almost no chance of getting promoted. Azheba himself had served at the prison for over a year now, and in just another year, he would be able to end his term and return to his tribe. Because he hadn't made a name for himself in the Royal Court, his future was bleak even when he did go back to his own family.