A Note of Defiance

Ten years before the events described in ‘Instrument of the Empire’, this tale takes us to the far northwest coast. The main threat to this region comes from the Sealords, and the fickle weather.The North Coast is home to the most formidable archers in the Empire. Rolani has truly outstanding talent with the longbow and her ambition is to enlist in the Army. But regardless of her height and prowess, Rolani is too young and her lawyer grandmother ensures that enlistment is not an option. Rolani resents this intervention, particularly as her cousin Tayani was permitted to enlist despite being under the minimum age.Follow Rolani’s attempt to overturn the ruling in the Clan Court, and discover how she copes with a very different type of trial in her quest to become a soldier.