Chapter 68: Not to Be Crossed

Tyler Linnit cradled the three medals, stunned to his core. His knees wobbled; he nearly pitched forward. Those three small medals felt as heavy as millstones, as if he were carrying a thousand-pound boulder. His heart hammered; awe hit him like a tidal wave. "Oh my God, what am I doing?" "I almost offended the nation's greatest protector-the supreme Holy King War God, the very pillar guarding Chiton's borders!" "I nearly set myself against the very man who defends our country-I'd have...