Chapter 1: A Mercenary and His Son

"They are called Siege Breakers. It's a clandestine organization that is required for our survival. They sacrifice themselves so that we may live. You may ask if such an organization is necessary or why we don't throw our army at the Gate in the Steppes. Let me tell you, my dear successor, that won't do. These people are created because they must be. Not just out of necessity, but because there is still work to be done. What they know will suit everyone's needs in the end. You'll understand when Salluine rises in the heavens. Which is as you know, an inevitability, then you'll come to be thankful that they exist."

- Excerpt of a letter from Potenate Maj to his successor, 1500 AF