Food, lodging, and a generous stipend, even as a trainee.
How could he pass up on such a thing? Even if everyone warned him that he would be kicked out at the slightest excuse?
It was the first time recruitment hadn't been based on one's status or references. And sure, it might have been a sham. And sure, he was very aware that he was not cut out for this. But he'd tried looking for other kinds of work to support his family before he'd chosen this. So he would try to last as long as he could...
Which might not be much longer, he admitted to himself, exhausted and wet and miserable.
"Keep up!" barked the commander. "I won't have you lollygag on my watch!"
He tugged the scarf higher up to cover up most of his face and his shivers. Of all the times to catch a fever...It's not like they weren't looking for a reason to kick him out anyway.
If he could just make it to camp...
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The Sorceress & The Werewolf
RomanceIn a world where might often makes right, a sorceress currently holds the throne. Dubbed the Dark Lady and feared throughout the land for her endless magical power, very few approach her without necessity. In that landscape, the Alpha of an extensiv...
