บท 125: 125)Boon and Bane.

The idyllic forest adjacent to the village of Asterzen, famous for its rare and purple asters, was in full bloom with the royal Hoopoes, with their black, white, and pink crest on their head, chattering away nervously, perched on the highest branch of the Almond trees. This picturesque scene was disturbed by the sudden splash of water as young Neo catapulted into the frosty waters of a river.

After suffering through seven brutal summers, training as a Hoplite under the strict aegis of his grandfather, the much revered and respected, Master Andel, who was chieftain supreme of the Kingdom of Aster. The chieftain supreme was considered the highest or the most valuable asset to the Kingdom for strategy and sheer strength.