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Teenage members of the paramilitary organization disguised as a boarding school, also known as Factionists, are bred to be technological masters, building hi-tech weapons within the confines of their stations. And they don't take kindly to their Southern counterparts, the forest-dwelling, juran-riding mershenai who thrive without technology. And the Phoenicians of the North, worshippers of the Phoenix as the source of all life on Esher, cherish mershenai for their protective skills and values.

When Ducé moves to Mako with his best friend Jay, he steps involuntarily into the fray. The Factionists want him dead, the Ventour of a world-renowned Phoenician temple wants him to wed his daughter the Vesta, and a mysterious man named Haro is after his head, all during the first week of his life in the North.

I'm really working hard on this story. Constructive criticism and feedback is GREATLY appreciated.

• Chapter 1 - Jay - The Aesthetics of Slowness"Teenage members of the para..."
• Chapter 2 - Koe - Life in the Big House"Teenage members of the para..."