And so began the most exhaustive period of Eshwlyn's entire life.
Without pause, and barely even brief chances of respite, she wandered and journeyed across the province in the namesake and guardianship of her Master.
Even long before gaining their great reputation, the House of Hendrick had always dutifully served the Kingdom of Astra. In the past century, humanity had only managed to colonize the western lands of Frieden Rike, with most of the east still remaining mostly uncharted and unventured.
Wilvur, along with many others, had taken the pledge of pioneering the rest of humanity, finding fertile unoccupied grounds, establishing and spreading humanity's influence across the unknown frontier… and with the given nature of such an ambition… it was not without its great and many dangers.
I actually forgot to put a publishing timer for this chapter. Shit, it's just been sitting in my drafts the whole time! My bad.