My ceremonial armour was an intricate mesh of glistening steel and golden rims. The helmet was shaped in the form of a hawk’s head with just more exaggerated plumage jutting from the top. Unlike my battle armour, the beak head was polished gold. On each of my shoulders were intricate metal feathers, alternating between silver and gold. My chest piece was emblazoned with a relief of my father’s head. Instead of feathers, my greaves sported chiselled images of snowflakes upon their shape and the knees themselves were fashioned to show a golden sun on the right and a silver moon on the left. A
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