Life is difficult enough for a Lirian soldier. Training for ten years, hunting evil deimos, solving crimes, facing powerful weilders, keeping the peace in a tension-filled world, each Lirian soldier has a lot on their plate. It doesn't become any easier if you have to deal with a dark past that looms at every corner. How will Lais Felix and Helen Song, two best friends with tragic pasts, handle life as soldiers while running from their past? Will they manage to escape their tragic beginnings? Or will the past finally catch up to them?
IRID
"Well this is quite a sight," I hear Lt. Song's voice say beside me.
I turn to face her.
"I seldom see him so worked up. This woman's slap must have juggled his bolts a bit," she adds, seeming amused at the unfolding situation.
True, I've never seen the major so…annoyed. I mean, I've seen him angry, I've seen him scary, but I've never seen him so irritated. This woman is getting on his nerves, and it shows.
"Well, he did get called an igwak's butt, that could annoy anyone," I reply, still marveling at the display before us.
"Yes, that could do the trick," Lt. Song replies, still looking amused.
Meanwhile, the man named Captain Miles steps forward.
"Sgt. Astre, please calm down. The major is right, this is our fault," he says, grabbing the raging lieutenant by the hand. Then he turns to Major Felix. "Major Felix, we're extremely sorry for the situation we got you into. We just…"