as unusually clean and the streets lacked even the slightest sign

the flying guardians that ha

knights seated on their backs. Each one emanat

ght to himself, 'An aether crys

en then, many teenagers arrived with guards

gaze on him. He turned just in time to see a rugged boy disap

" Alaric tol

rang out through the courtya

g a giant steel mace. Despite his stout appearance and r

il his face bloomed with

ound of wingbeats rose in

o reveal a boy in black tattered clothes pinning under

n and searched the boy's pockets unt

bearded man grinned, "I'll t

ed, then punished accordingly,

tle punk. He's a waste o

when compared to old fossils like us. The tower has a policy for punis

this statement had been made. It seemed as though negotiation

rance as did all the other teenagers who didn't want to get involved with

t forgiving and believes in

t knight said got me thinking... It's probably not

night was defending the thief against the guard. There were too many guess

urned out to be surprisingly easy as their entire surr

iful chandeliers that cast a soft amber glow on the children walking in. Guards

dered how much it must have cost to build it all. As an orphan boy fro

e'd never found himself worried about the price of the material his

some trinkets they managed to procure from the market and sometimes, travell

uring off into the woods where he and his friends would d

at fun involved spendin

picked up on the stark rea

ere proof of that. Alaric realised now that it couldn't have been so easy for her

melancholic look he'd inherited from his thoughts. Darla might have been the least expr

is situation. A part of Alaric was

ed to the Tower of Seekers all on his own. Alaric

ly noticed rich tapestries woven with fine thread depicting a myriad of images

ressed in white garbs similar to the themed

Cat got your tongue?" a fami

eplied with a tight smile then turned to Da

y cool," Fi

, Alaric? You seem quiet," Darla a

was built. It was definitely thro

n't," Aiden

ropped, "Why are

rla hid the

you asked. I'm here to satisfy my own curiosity. You see, the Tower doesn't segregate based on bac

ious to know more about you. Now

llow the blonde hyperactive braggart. Along the way, Aiden en

portraits of heroes, Seekers, and bureaucrat

c wonder what kind of place this really was. They were only walking throug

e Tower was a lot bigger on

ies caught Alaric's eye. Enough for him

pulled him back, "Don't touch the

his brows in c

to rejoin the group, "Be more careful. This place is

me. The rich silky material depicted an image of a black

ou know that one. After all, we are the generation that was born in the yea