The Flower and the Chain

Jasson and Alona grew up together in the same tiny village deep in the mountains in the Grand Empire of Arvia. One day a group of soldiers led by Captain Oskern arrives in their village to recruit new men into the Grand Army. Tempted by the opportunity to travel far away and do something exciting with their lives, Jasson and Alona choose to leave their village and their families behind. Jasson joins the Grand Army and travels to a distant military fort to begin his training as a soldier. Alona is sent all the way to the Grand City of Samorath, the capital of the Empire, where she meets the mysterious Administrator Oalun.

Along the way, Jasson and Alona will meet new people and make new friends, and see more of the world than they thought possible. But unbeknownst to them, the world is changing, and conflict is brewing with a distant nation across the sea. Jasson realizes he is just one of many new recruits being trained in preparation for war, and Alona is drawn into the political world of Samorath and the Great King Karustra.