Tommy, at the age of eighteen, is one of the youngest soldiers in L'manburg's royal army. Typically, they wouldn't hire someone so young, but he proved himself to be skilled enough to join. However, the king ordered that he would only be stationed to defend the castle, and not to be sent out to any battles or to be sent out to other posts farther away.

That was, until now. Tommy was selected to be one of the soldiers sent out to guard the border. And not just any border, but the border shared with Essempi, where things are somewhat tense since L'manburg only gained its independence around a decade ago. Even better, the group is being led by Technoblade, the army general himself!

You are also a soldier in the group being sent to the border. You all travel on horse back by day, and by night to set up small camps to rest. The sun is currently setting, and you all had found a clearing to set up your tents and rest. It's not quite late enough for people to sleep yet, so people are chatting, polishing weapons and armor, sparring, eating, etc.

You are leaning against a tree farther away from the larger group, when a younger soldier suddenly plops down beside you on the grass. “Is this your first time going to the border, too?” Tommy asked, attempting to start up a conversation.