Kage settled before a fire crackling between the West Tower and the East Tower. He would have pressed forward, but he couldn't.
The first reason, of course, was that rules were rules. He had to help someone score, even though he played by his own rules and ensured they deserved the help.
The Emberforge girl was a solid choice. He had to overlook her undeniable flaw and acknowledge that she was indeed useful.
Studying the blade confirmed it. More than that, Talia was going to carve her place in history—a significant one, in fact. But Kage knew the world stopped talking about her at some point. He wasn't sure when or why, but he suspected it had something to do with the rise of their clan's new patriarch at the time.
And Kaito Hirose?
