Characters- Kaisarion Peacefield, Silas Straight

No one knew, truly, what was outside of the Imperium. Not even me. Only Kaisarion and Virelya knew. And you can bet money on the fact that they will never tell. Stubborn bastards.

Though that made Frater’s excursions outside of the borders even more interesting to me. Of course- I’ve thought about following the other- but, trust me, my ass would be on the line if I got caught. Going beyond the Peacefield(yes- Kai got a field named after his family name) was strictly prohibited. Why was that? What- were you not listening? No one knows. All I know is that after the war, after every kingdom and tribe in this land combined into one- Frater and Soror wanted everyone to stay in one place at all times. The Imperium.

I was born here, in this fucked up “Utopia,” back when the Den Utvalda was still assimilating to the ways of the Tribes. What was that..three years after the war ended? Something like that. I’ve never been good with history. Or memory. We have people for that. I’ve always been better with working my way around the body. Medically. Don’t know what you were thinking. Anywho- to make a long story short, I’m Silas Straight. Though it’s Doctor Straight to you. As my title suggests- I’m the head of the medical team here in the Imperium. And the eldest member of the Concilium Vitae- which I don’t know how to feel about that. I’m only 35. That’s not that old..

Where was I? Oh. Right. Kai’s mystery excursions- which breaks his own rules. Let me tell you- the guy’s the biggest hypocrite around. He’s been doing this for a while, I of all people know that best with how many times that man has ended up on my operating table due to some injury he got while on his journey. I once had to take a shattered rib out of his lung. Get this- he said he tripped. Tripped. I decided that was a load of bull- which I guess is how I ended up here. Remember how I mentioned it would be my ass on the line if I got caught following him? Right, well I never said that I wouldn’t follow him- just that I’ve thought about it before.

Frankly- this was kinda boring. And surprisingly exhausting. You try sprint-running while crouched down in tall grass because the guy you’re following has 20/20 hearing and looks over his shoulder every ten seconds. I don’t know how some ghouls do this. Anyway, turns out, crawling through prickly tall grass in the dark while trying not to breathe too loud triggers every fiber of regret I’ve ever had. And I’ve had a lot, believe me. My knees are screaming. Why’d I do this again? Oh right. To find out whatever the hell our leader is doing without our knowledge. Aren’t I just a good person, trying to find out what happens behind my people’s back? Yea, I know.

So, after what felt like an eternity(read: like twenty minutes of doing this awkward walk-run-crouch thing), I saw one of those watchtowers, named Statio Spectantium, I think, near the Peacefield’s edge from..damn, I’d say, twenty-two years ago? Fuck. Nevermind. I am old. Kaisarion paused there, looking out at the small, pathetic, little stone wall that marked the Imperium’s end.

Of course, I was curious as ever to see what the hell he was doing- or thinking. You see, with Kaisarion- you can always tell his thought process just by looking at his eyes. It comes easy. At least for me- weirdly enough. Nobody has ever really noticed it other than me I suppose. Everytime I bring it up how obvious Kai is- I just get a weird look and a, “how long were you looking at him for?” Like that matters.

I stepped just a bit closer, trying to hide behind a particularly large rock(bolder? Whatever. Same difference). However, imagine my surprise when I heard a loud rattle and crack when I did step forward. Apparently this rock had it out for somebody- because I was definitely looking at a collapsed skeleton. And my foot definitely just crushed its rib cage. I would feel sorry- but whoever the skeleton was actually pissed me off. Quite a bit.

If it wasn’t for the skeleton- then he wouldn’t have seen me.

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