INITIAL STRIDE

{"Every great journey starts with a single step"}

TOR'S POV

A heavy silence settled over the training grounds. No one dared to speak. Their heads bowed, unease and shame radiating from them like a thick fog.

Then, General Steel stepped forward, his voice sharp with conviction. "You've lost your mind, Tor. Accusing the Generals without proof? That's madness."

I smirked, unfazed by his bravado. Without breaking eye contact, I moved to stand beside Commander Steel. My voice was calm but laced with something far deadlier.

"Commander Steel," I said, tilting my head slightly. "Do you have something to confess?"

He smirked right back at me, arrogance dripping from his stance.

Wrong move.