Chapter 169: Complacency

I sigh inwardly, feeling a pang of something that might have once been regret, but is now just another dull ache I carry with me. My plan of joining the Aegis Vanguard had officially been shattered when I took my revenge on those two would-be rapists. 

These men and women are the kingdom's trump cards, not dishonored soldiers like the rest of us present at the outpost. They are cherished, appreciated, and heavily invested in.

Their mere arrival to a field of battle is said to be enough to turn the tide of any conflict.