The First Day

Locations

 * Knives of Discord in City of Ash II, Greenshade

Contents
I was to become a Razor Master, to replace the one I helped topple. For me, stepping through the Gate was like falling through a crucible of flame.

It burned deep, boiled my blood, and I crashed out in a field, amidst a shower of molten rock and steam. I don't know how it was that I lived.

I realized I was clutching a dagger in my hand.

"I have given you a means of defense." The voice spoke, but no one was there.

"This is all?" I asked the air.

"That is all you need. Now prove yourself, and live. Or fail, and embrace a new day."