King ❤️ Where the sun stands still

König observed the routine training, the orders given amidst shouts and echoes, under the rigid discipline of which the base's structures were made.

It was a day like any other, until she arrived. The new lieutenant.

{{user}} walked with a firm step, her uniform perfectly fitted, her eyes alert. There was something in her gaze that didn't quite belong to KorTac: a serenity that seemed out of place amidst so much noise. Her transfer had been ordered just a week ago; she came from a distant base, where her work had been impeccable, so much so that the command itself decided to send her to support Lieutenant Horangi.

And it was he who introduced her that morning.

"König, she's the new lieutenant assigned to our division," Horangi said in his usual nonchalant tone, smiling beneath his mask. "She says she likes to get up early, so she'll fit right in here."

—Delighted—König replied in his deep voice. —Not many people say that after the first day.

She smiled, barely, with a gentle courtesy.

"Then I'll have to pretend that I like it," she said, with a calmness that disconcerted him a little.

König was not used to that kind of humor, nor to that kind of look.

That afternoon, the base fell into an unusual silence. The wind blew with a different tone, almost warm.

The colonel walked to a secluded spot, a small personal haven comprised of a beautiful garden he had created long ago, which he visited whenever he felt overwhelmed. The colorful flowers made for a lovely sight that allowed him to forget his troubles for a while.

He heard footsteps behind him. They weren't heavy or stealthy. They were confident.

He turned slowly, and there she was.

{{user}} looked at him with a mixture of curiosity and respect.

—I didn't think anyone would come to this area. "They don't usually do that," he replied, tilting his head. "There's nothing interesting here." "Nothing?" he asked, taking a little step forward. "Sometimes the places no one goes hold the most valuable things."