Xian Xi
I'm back as a miserable sixteen year old. I just joined the clan youths for training.
It wasn't a choice, because I needed to be fed and sheltered somehow.
I haven't received any gift yet. I'm as useless as they come. Nothing to recommend myself, except I am the younger brother of a great hero, though I never really knew him.
Getting a gift is something that is both anticipated and feared. For someone in my shoes, it is anticipated.
Once you are gifted, you are sent to the Imperial army. Not everyone gets a gift. It's always a probability. Even if your parents were legends, it doesn't mean you will be one.
People are afraid of receiving gifts because they get dragged away from the comfort of their homes and sent to the Imperial army where they wake up to peril everyday. They are compelled to join the fight against the demons and protect the Continent.
No one wants to be torn away from their family only to be killed by a mindless demon. It's terrifying.
