Author's Notes

The stakes are very high for Gwen. Before landing a job at the academy she apprenticed for eight years as a barista knight in the Order of the Morning Chalice. Despite being a vital part of daily life in Paragon the order is considered to be the bottom of the barrel in the knightly hierarchy. Most knightly aspirants who fail to make the cut wind up a barista knight, a position barely a step above the peasant class. Gwen would most likely burn the kingdom down before returning to that thankless job.