The Twin Strongholds, as they were called, could be seen in the distance as they exited the forest and entered the plain of Mytossus, which stretched beyond 'officially Echelian' territory to the plain where the Heramis Battle took place.
Alekos chattered incessantly about the history of the place. Of all of them, he had the most complete study. Being the son of the clan's Archigeos and destined for a position of leadership among the Echelians when he had enough experience, Alexander studied with the best warriors and strategists at the Echelion Academy.
In addition, he had classes with philosophers who represented the purest ethos of his clan, so the 'Principles' and the interpretation the Echelians used to give to them, would guide his future and decisions.
But, of course, to Glax his protégé was a lot like a lot of kids of the same age on twenty-first-century planet earth. Airhead and obsessed with weird useless stuff.
