'Solacis arretta profectis.'

Comfort hinders progress.

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The ebb of time flows constantly for what feels like a year. The lone soldier upkeeps her studies. Kiora's curiosity swells while under the wing of her tutor. As the sun and moon exchange places, she feels the Infernum's clutch. Despite Kiora's quest, she is laxer than her initial step into the realma. The young Daemik's mind becomes numb to panic.

Kiora slips outside the castle in high spirits. She ...