TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 14

Coming January 2026 from Baen BooksCHAPTER TWO To Protect the Weak, Defend the Innocent

PNV PERSEVERANCE, MARS PRIMUS SYSTEM

Protect the weak, defend the innocent. Every single day Tavi did his best to live by that specific part of his Oath. Helping someone was to be expected of any legionnaire. Tavi wasn’t just going to excel at being a legionnaire, but exceed all expectations.

He . . . just wasn’t exactly sure how to do that just yet. Until then, though, he lived the Oath a...