第十二章 The Dark Tide Rises(4/5)

eavennolongersheltersmortalkind.Theoldorderhascrumbled,andanewageofstrifehascome.Darknessisdividedbetweentwothrones,andhiddentidesstirineverycorneroftheworld.BehindusliesthelastpurerefugeofRobson—thefinalsparkoflight,thesolehopeofascatteredpeople.””

““Westandwithoutdivinegrace,withoutsacredrelics,withoutcomingaid.””

““Yettrueguardianshaveneverreliedonheavenlypowerordestinedfavor.Theystandbyunyieldingresolve,bythedutyofbearingaworld’ssufferinguponmortalflesh,andbythewilltoperishratherthanletallfolkfallagainintoshadow.””

““UponthesewatersofBesadamo,wemortalsshallmakeourstand.Ourbrokenbodiesshallbeourramparts,ourbloodourblades.Weholdthissealineuntilourlastbreath.””

Ashisvoicefaded,thegaleroaredandtheseasurgedinanswer.

Throughoutthemage-fleet,everyweary,woundedsoldierliftedtheirgaze.Fatigueanddespairburnedaway,replacedbyunquenchableresolve.Thetatteredbannersstirredinthebitterwind,theirfractu