Knights of Tezoth

"From the very first day of our acquaintance, a gift of kind fate, I was deeply moved by how zealously you pursue the aspirations and hopes that live in your vibrant heart, and the passion and love with which you approach everything your industrious and gentle hands take up filled me with nothing but joyful delight. The sparkle of your eyes and the tenderness of your voice, even when we discussed the most mundane of topics, captivated my entire being. In the ocean of grim Regret, whose hands of destruction draw nearer with each passing day, you are a bright star whose warm light illuminates my path ahead. From now on and forever, I yearn to devote myself entirely to you.

If your feelings are mutual, I would be happy to see you at the eastern gates of the Phoenix Refuge on 12.06.287.

Yin."

On that day, being a modest and in many ways ascetic man, he donned his most expensive suit, brought from far across the sea precisely for this occasion, for compared to his desire to please his chosen one's eye, the details of his worldview were secondary. In his hands he held a bouquet of beautiful flowers he had gathered himself, meant to underscore the depth of his feelings. But she did not come.

Despite the summer downpour that had begun, he waited for a full day, apologized to the flowers for having been picked in vain and deprived of the chance to fulfill their purpose, and, humming a song he had long since memorized, set off on his journey — to the kingdom of Tezoth. That country was the only force on the continent capable of ridding the world of the threat emanating from the Crater, and so to keep his Love — to whom he had devoted himself entirely — safe from harm, he had to give himself over to a foreign but mighty power.