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Monissa @islandhopping.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#WIPsnips "guard" MC2's occupation. Surprisingly, only 219 matches to choose from.

I remembered the young guard looking into my face. Hoping for someone he knew. So his death might allow a friend live. I closed my eyes.
"My life for yours."
I didn't expect my companion to understand, but he said, "That's the oath the guards swear."
Of course the king's son would know. He'd have witnessed the ceremony each time a man joined the Royal Guards, and maybe even for the Town Guard, when the king bothered to attend. Had he been there when I swore the oath? Was he even alive then? I couldn't get the numbers make sense in my head.
"He was a town guard," I said. "He lived here. In these barracks. Ate here. Slept here. Trained with his friends on that ground."
"We could pray for his soul?" Tomas said, quietly.
"No need. He'll be feasting at the gods' table tonight."
That was the promise: dedicate your life to your city, and in return you'll feast at the gods' table. It sounds good when they tell you that. They just forget to tell you about the bit in between.

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