Promotion

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Evian had slept in the entanglement of feminine limbs. When he and Zayda returned to her quarters through the same means they had left it, he found both Carleine and Ember peacefully asleep but somewhere around dawn, they awoke, glared at Zayda who was monopolizing his body, and made their way there as well.

It was serene— Comfortable but soon, they all awoke, cleaned up, wore clothes, and opened the door of Zayda's quarters to join their fellow Knights.

Speaking of which,

The merriment in the Western Fort's hall eventually came to an end at dawn and even before then, it was already waning.

Lieutenants and their Commander had left long before that already preparing for their departures.

When the sun was high in the sky to signal noon, many Knights began to receive assignments or orders to return to their bases and give a report on events. The 'orders' were lenient given the Ordeal they were believed to have undergone.