An Occasion to Mourn

On the outskirts of civilization, a handful of youths tend their country's border from atop an ancient stone watchtower. Darith Forhild, heir to the greatest military power known throughout the empire and leader of the watch, becomes a refugee when the scrag, creatures believed to be hunted into extinction, besiege his outpost. Kalika, an embodiment of the moon, spares Darith from death, blessing him with a sentient blade and cursing him with a revelation: his country will fall.
Battle ravag...