With the spar concluded, Asher, Jonah, his daughter Alicia, and a contingent of 5,000 sentinels boarded the warships, setting sail down the azure river toward the southern territories.
Asher had requested a brief delay to the journey's original departure date, citing the need to prepare his paladins.
This change in plans had an unexpected benefit: they now had two warships to themselves.
Asher stood at the bow of a ship, the wind whipping his cloak into a frenzy as he gazed out at the horizon. Nero stood steadfastly by his side, a constant presence as the salty sea air filled their lungs.
A sentinel captain, flanked by two Adeptus Paladins, steered the warship from the stern. The paladins though had never fought a naval battle, the system incorporated such knowledge into them.
This troop was meant to fight at their peak in any terrain, from mountaintops to the deepest valleys, from extreme heat to extreme cold, from land to water, even to air.
