Lesson In Loyalty -chapter 3- -

In any narrative centered on loyalty, the third chapter usually serves as the "litmus test." While the opening chapters establish relationships and stakes, Chapter 3 is where the initial promises of fidelity meet the harsh reality of sacrifice. In "Lesson in Loyalty," this chapter moves beyond the theory of being faithful and forces the protagonist to confront the cost of their conviction.

They moved.

She did know it. She had been raised on it, drilled in it, promoted for it. But Rennick’s severed wrist kept appearing in her dreams—not bleeding, but reaching toward her, asking why she hadn’t moved. Lesson in Loyalty -Chapter 3-

"Hold," Silas barked, grabbing Kael’s shoulder and pushing him down behind a rusted vat. In any narrative centered on loyalty, the third