Ismen Kar

The checkpoint asked for a price instead of a toll. Anyone who's drawn this line twice knows just how cheap that question really is.

• Obren KaskCaptain Kar. Checkpoint passage is kingdom jurisdiction. Personal remarks are not recorded.
  Ismen KarRecord it if you like. Your paperwork never counted people anyway.
• Bredik ThorneA position with no clause behind it isn't a garrison. It's a grave.

I always draw the border first, and whoever arrives later walks off with the price. This time I mean to get there and stand on it before the price does.

• Obren KaskCaptain Kar. First occupancy is not a contract term.
  Ismen KarWhich is exactly why I do it off the paper.
• Bredik ThorneStanding first on ground with no clause behind it isn't courage. It's bad arithmetic.
  Ismen KarAn old man's word is always half right. The question's always which half.