![]() Eadwulf knocks Bren unconscious, and he and Astrid abandon Bren. Astrid calls for him, but he attacks her, burning her face. Hearing his parents yelling for help and seeing their cat in the window, Bren breaks down in tears. As Leofric and Una dance in their home, Bren blocks the front door and sets the house on fire. Eadwulf physically beats and strangles his parents, and Astrid poisons hers. However, he urges them to serve the Empire.īren, Astrid, and Eadwulf travel home to kill their parents. Their parents' betrayals will not be held against them. Trent claims that their parents were known traitors and says their visits home were a test. In the morning, he asks if they've seen or heard anything unusual at home, prompting them to recall altered memories of their parents as traitors. After the three return to Trent's estate, he casts a spell on each of them as they sleep. At home, Caleb assures his parents that his studies are going well, and his parents express their pride in him. They will progress to the next step of training upon their return. Astrid assures Caleb that they will remain together, and Caleb assures her that he will not leave either.īecause the list of names destroyed a cell of traitors, Trent grants several days to visit home. Exhausted, they have sex in the baths under Trent's telling them that they are all that protects their homes, their families, and the Empire. He orders them to "dispose" of the traitor, and they comply. They are successful, though Trent notes that none of the names are new. There, he has them torture a traitor for the names of his co-conspirators. ![]() He then says they've learned all they can at the Academy and, reassured of their dedication, brings them to his estate. Happy with their progress, Trent allows them a day to explore the city, and they enjoy themselves at a beer garden. Later, Bren, Astrid, and Eadwulf have sex. They stay close together to keep warm, and Trent is pleased to find them sleeping cuddled up together in the morning. ![]() Trent has them cut their hair short and puts them through a series of painful and tortuous experiments involving refined residuum, including drowning one another in dissolved bowls of it and embedding shards into each other's arms.Ĭlaiming that they've been coddled, Trent throws them into a cold tower overnight. He tells them that achieving the height of their potential will take pain and effort, and he asks them if they are willing to do everything to fully serving the Dwendalian Empire. Impressed and seeing greatness within them, Trent summons Bren, Astrid, and Eadwulf to his office. However, they seek his guidance when he excels in his work, and Bren catches the attention of Trent Ikithon, a guest lecturer. Several days later, Bren asks the family's cat to look after his parents, and Leofric and Una happily send Bren to Rexxentrum.Īt the Academy, other students dismiss Bren as beneath the school's standards because of his farming background. Though it is a rare occurrence more than one student is accepted, for the first time, three students will be accepted: Astrid Becke, Eadwulf Grieve, and Bren. His parents, Leofrid and Una Ermendrud encourage him over breakfast and express their confidence in him. In Blumenthal, in about 817 PD, Bren Aldric Ermendrud rushes to get ready for the regional Soltryce Academy entrance exams.
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