Chapter 22: Pollux (1)

Who is she that appears like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, and majestic as an army with banners? - Canticum Canticorum 6:10 * * * Tamineo paced anxiously outside the men’s dormitory. When he spotted an unmistakably handsome young man approaching in the distance, his face brightened, and he hurried forward. He had heard Ferken was in swordsmanship practice, but he could hardly storm into the training ground. Instead, he had waited here in mounting agitation.