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again and this time a little green tube formed that spilled water into the cup. She took a sip. “You see now the many practical uses for this ability and it takes little effort. Indeed, children can do what I just did.”
    Legon was amazed and said so. “That’s incredible. Is it hard to learn?” he asked.
    Iselin paused for another sip. “For you it will be a little because things like this are easier to learn when you’re young, but we will start with the basics. Like just making a plant grow in its natural form and then move to altering it to what you want.”
    And with that Legon started learning how to make plants grow to his will.

Chapter Two
    Execution

    “The power of security, even if only a falsehood, should never be underestimated. Nations have fallen from less.”
    -The Exiled Captain (Author Unknown)

    Barnin stepped into the old stable-turned briefing room. As he walked, little plumes of dust erupted where he stepped, adding to the twirling bits of cobweb and debris playing in the shafts of midday light making their way through the gaps in the ceiling. He sucked in a breath of rain-moistened air, letting the mustiness of the room fill him. Barnin always liked this room; it was dark, dank and dingy, yet somehow relaxing, the perfect setting for preparing one’s self for the chaos of battle. The men were standing around waiting for Barnin to arrive and tell them what to do. This made Barnin feel good. He liked being in charge, and he was good at it. He took his place at the front of the room with Ankle on his right, crossing his arms. This was Ankle’s standard “it’s time to be quiet and listen to mommy and daddy” stance. The men stopped what they were doing and looked at Barnin, a few in the front kneeling. Y ou really need to get some chairs for this place… maybe Legon… Barnin thought and dismissed it right away. It was his turn to give to house Evindass, not the other way around.  
    “Listen up, our command has been transferred. We’re now directly under the command of Telunone of House Paldin.”
    Barnin waited for a moment. The men weren’t mad. Everyone wanted to be under Elvin command. Sydin was the best commander any had seen and Telunone wasn’t bound to disappoint either. “We were recommended by House Evindass,” Barnin added.
    There were happy nods now. Everyone liked their new armor and after Legon and his guard wiped out the imperial Calvary in front of Barnin’s unit, Evindass earned a lot of loyalty and respect.  
    Barnin went on. “We are going to be doing some raiding of supply trains. We all know that this is not the safest work to do, but we’re the best, got it!”
    One of the new boys from Manton huffed, obviously not convinced that raiding supply routes would be unsafe.
    Ankle was on it. “You there, Joshers, right?” The boy nodded.
    The kid couldn’t be over seventeen. His round face still looked like it had baby fat. His brown eyes bore into Ankle; he looked haughty and overly confident. He would have a hard time.
    Ankle pressed on. “Is there something you would like to add?”  
    Josher’s tone was petulant when he answered. “I just didn’t,” he sighed, “up to go make someone’s dinner late, if you know what I mean. I think I’m a bit more skilled than that.”
    Yep, this kid would have a hard time. When Josher spoke he looked at the other men, expecting them to agree with him and look up to him for his boldness. Some of the other new guys looked a little like they agreed with him, but most looked down. All of the vets shook their heads in disappointment; it was always trying breaking in new people and keeping them alive long enough for them to be of any help.
    Ankle didn’t miss a beat. “So you think that this is going to be easy, do ya?” He didn’t wait for Josher to respond. “Have you ever been outside the Cornis mountains? Have you seen the wide open plains out there? Sure, we can see trains coming from miles off, but so can the