e,norordainedbyfate.””

他苍老的声音传遍整支舰队，落进每一名将士耳中，沉缓却有力，震慑全场。

““Thelighthaswaned,andheavennolongersheltersmortalkind.Theoldorderhascrumbled,andanewageofstrifehascome.Darknessisdividedbetweentwothrones,andhiddentidesstirineverycorneroftheworld.BehindusliesthelastpurerefugeofRobson—thefinalsparkoflight,thesolehopeofascatteredpeople.””

““Westandwithoutdivinegrace,withoutsacredrelics,withoutcomingaid.””

““Yettrueguardianshaveneverreliedonheavenlypowerordestinedfavor.Theystandbyunyieldingresolve,bythedutyofbearingaworld’ssufferinguponmortalflesh,andbythewilltoperishratherthanletallfolkfallagainintoshadow.””

““UponthesewatersofBesadamo,wemortalsshallmakeourstand.Ourbrokenbodiesshallbeourramparts,ourbloodourblades.Weholdthissealineuntilourlastbreath.””

Ashisvoicefaded,thegaleroaredandtheseasurgedinanswer.

Throughoutthemage-fleet,everyweary,woundedsoldierliftedtheirgaze.Fa