To all the Garrison’s Recruits,
Two weeks have passed since your enlistment. As of today, those who’ve completed their duties without fail will receive their first pay and be formally recognized as soldiers of Castamere.
You will also be reassigned to active posts across the kingdom. Stand ready—service does not pause for ceremony.
Recruits no longer. From this moment forward, you bear the full weight of the uniform.
Quenzio lingered near the edge of the ballroom. The perimeter was secured. His men, though in silks and masks, moved with the discipline of trained blades. Every guest, every carriage, every retainer had been inspected, logged, and cleared. No threat had slipped past him.
Quenzio lingered near the edge of the ballroom. The perimeter was secured. His men, though in silks and masks, moved with the discipline of trained blades. Every guest, every carriage, every retainer had been inspected, logged, and cleared. No threat had slipped past him.
Partly to oversee. Partly to avoid Goldcrest’s taunting grin. And mostly to evade the Queen, who, last he saw, looked far too pleased with the idea of dragging him to the dance floor.