Talus' POV

I splashed water on my face and let out a sigh of relief. Drying my face with a white cloth, I walked out the room. Standing at the corridor, soldiers walked past me, bowing down when they reached me. We had conquered the Galian post last night and spent the night here. I'm not sure any of the Galians made it out alive.

I rested my hands on the rails of the corridor and looked down. Dead soldiers were carried on cart and dumped at the middle of the fort, dry stalks around them. The Dalfean soldiers rose their gaze to me and I gave them a curt...