<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/thumb/8/88/Galesong.jpeg/450px-Galesong.jpeg)</div>(https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1409482)<br/><br/>A month at sea left the typical passenger bedraggled and exhausted, but Justine's training was still fresh in her mind and the fastidious habits of the Academy died hard. She had spent perhaps a little too long fussing over her uniform today, making sure every button sparkled, every crease was pressed, and every buckle was cinched tight. Though the ship rocked beneath her, her pace was as steady and even as if she was in the Academy courtyard marching drills. Back straight and head high she stepped off the boarding ramp and approached the man with the ledger.<br/><br/>"Justine Hestia Galesong," she said in a crisp military tone, "Of House Galesong. I have been assigned to the town guard here."<br/><br/>As the man jotted down her name, she allowed herself a small roll of the shoulders. She was glad to be off that boat. The guard barracks would surely be a spartan affair, but spartan she could handle. In fact, she'd come to prefer it to the luxury of her family manor. All she needed was a bunk, a chest, and bunkmates who knew how to fold a sheet and press a shirt. Order was all the luxury she needed.<br/><br/>She'd spent most of her time on board the ship trying to keep in shape. It was hard to find space to run her drills and exercise, but she did her best. She was an early-riser by nature, and she found that just before sunrise she could find an isolated spot on the deck to run through her routines. Sure, she had endured some leering and cat-calls from the crew, but she was not about to let some ill-mannered rabble stop her from keeping up good habits. No doubt she would have to endure still-more from the town guard as she settled in to her new position.<em>That</em>she would have to squash quickly. If this was going to be her post for the foreseeable future, she wanted to make sure she was respected amongst her colleagues.<br/><br/>The ledger-keeper finished taking her details, and she set off towards the local tavern, figuring she could spoil herself with one good meal before settling in to her new quarters.