The Zyphran Dominion's military, known as the Bundesritter, was divided into four primary divisions; the Army, the Navy, Exorcists, and the Information Domain Service.
Naturally, Karina enlisted in the Bundesritter Navy, the same branch where Vice Admiral Roman Neuschwan served. A man she suspected to be closely related to her stepfather, Romulus Neuschwan.
Training was brutal.
It reminded her of her academy days back in Aetherion, but this… this was something else entirely. It was much harsher and less forgiving. She hadn't anticipated it being this intense. It was leagues above anything she had experienced before.
There were days during that first month where she wanted to cry.
To vomit.
To quit.
But she didn't.
Because she had resolved herself to meet the Vice Admiral.
To uncover the truth about Romulus. To know who her stepfather really was, where he came from, and what kind of man he had been.
At first, the idea seemed like a reckless pursuit, borderlining foolishness.
