The thick oak doors of the Red Copper Fortress opened outward, and the knights emerged at the end of the road.
Horses neighed, and between vine-bound fences, a river of golden iron flowed distinctly through the yellow wheat fields.
Fifty decree-level temple knights, fifty squire-level temple knights walked at the forefront.
The hot monsoon from the Jade Sea stirred dozens of flags with floral gold edges.
On the desert-colored flags, sharp-toothed giant eagles seemed to soar in flocks under the azure skies.
These toothy giant eagles are creatures only found in the southern desert of the Royal Court, similar to the giant spiders of the Thousand River Valley, the slimes of Black Snake Bay, and the golden sheep of the Shattered Stone Plain.
Their name also serves as the title of the tall knight under the flag, this Miseria believer born in the Royal Court but fled to the Empire — Sand Sculpture Knight Nidesar.
