Day 16 Sumaya fought against the chaotic sea of magic. Over the last few days, through hand-to-hand with her master, she’d improved not only her combat skills, but also her balance. The Emperor supposedly could maintain balance for an hour or more. She’d gotten to forty minutes without focus, and nearly two hours with fast focus. Being able to shift her position while still able to parry attacks proved itself a boon of nearly immeasurable proportions.

Day 13 Sink or swim, Sumaya thought. She counted on one hand the number of dangerous gambles she'd taken in her life. Joining the King's army in place of her father, as one of the War Maids no less, had been the folly that should've gotten her killed. If her father had gone off to war and died, sure, her mother and relatives would've gotten a pittance and struggled without him, but nobody could have spoken against them.

Day 12 During times of war, espionage often required disguises. She’d received thorough schooling in makeup and clothing to conceal one’s true appearance and intention. It’d helped the king’s women spies get closer to enemies than any man. The job she did on the spy that brought the enemy’s maps back to the Knight Captain filled her with an immense pride every time she thought of it.

Day 11 Sumaya had heard rebellion spoken of countless times in her life. Mostly, she'd been in situations where wine loosened the lips of hotel guests. Not once had she ever been one of the conspirators in a rebellion. She had listened to the explanation her master had given her the night before. “The Emperor has to go,” Fang Guo had said.

Day 10 Four days of traveling on foot took them both to a fishing village. The very edge of the Kingdom wasn’t far away. Out here, there wasn’t much other than those making their living on the land. They had traded animal bones, furs, and meat to the locals for supplies in the small communities along the way. A few big cats native to the hilly regions gave them a boost, as they collected on a bounty the ranchers put on place.

Day 6 Traveling meant a completely different mindset as far as clothing went. Having laundered countless thousands of articles of clothing in her career, Sumaya knew what she had to pick. In the clothing store, the stock she wanted was in the back. Leather, even the treated kind, had certain issues if it got wet or damaged. What she needed was one of the newer synthetic fibers.

Day 5 The carriage arrived in Glosophian. The city proved every bit the merchant's destination. Metal carriages pulled by teams of oxen hauled overflowing loads of iron ore. Off in the distance a faint orange glow could be seen even from the city entrance. The smelting furnaces put a vague smell of fire into the air. The carriage driver pulled up to the carriage station at the city's entrance, where each driver could be hired by travelers.

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