The Winterspike Road
By evening, the snow had soaked all the way through Maja’s boots. With each step, she could feel icy water slosh from her heel to her toes, like a flaying knife drawn along her foot. Other soldiers were struggling, too—fifteen miles downhill in waist-high snow wasn’t easy. But the legionaries at the head of the column weren’t limping. Their steps kept the confident rhythm they’d struck since morning, and their watchful eyes were still glued to the horizon. They probably have better boots, Maja thought. Trifarians are tough, but nobody’s that tough in standard-issue boots. “Hey,” Zalt muttered.
Excerpt from the official short_story by Riot Games — Universe of League of Legends. Story and characters © Riot Games.
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