catching hold of a rock that's firm

For all his solidity and defensive nature, nothing about Zeon was...harsh.

He was a farmer by trade - trades were something, along with everything else, that Cammuravi had learned about in the City, and while he didn't find himself drawn to one outside of battle and training, the concept was indeed admirable - yet showed no signs of differing temperament as would be ascribed to a civilian (another new term) who'd made the conscious choice not to become a soldier.

Cammuravi always sought to draw strength from within himself. The idea that he might find it gracefully reflected, exemplified, in another...