7.01.2 Bait.

But unlike Amir, none of them had the leisure of taking it all easy.

To them, this was a do-or-die situation where they could only do as they were told, or face a fate worse than death.

This was the face of Cynark. A land ruled by nobles and the powerful. A land where the life of mortals doesn't matter much. 

But somehow, they still remained at the center of the Brihma continent, successful despite the flaws that remain in their system.

And Amir knows of those flaws, the weakness that would be the cause of this country's doom. A doom he looks forward to with some conflicting emotions, considering he was a Prince of Cynark himself. 

He was meant to be the one to rule these men who showed him some displeasure, but as Amir turned to look at them, none of the soldier's dared to look him in the eyes.