"No, you may not." Shen answered his request to heal Faey's leg. His voice remained calm but unwavering, arms crossed with the quiet authority of his position.

  "Master Kennen informed me of yic however. Teag is one of this temple's guiding principles, yet your presence already disrupts the bance. If left unchecked, it could cause greater harm."

  It was clear Shen spoke not out of charity or personal favor, but duty. Shen tinued, his tone measured. "I will assist you in learning trol over your abilities- at the first light of dawn. Do not be te."

  After talking with Faey a little longer, he discovered Shen was the 'Eye of Twilight', the leader of the Kinkou order and his role was observation, uanding, and impartiality- Watg the Stars as they called it.

  Kennen was the Heart of the Tempest, was responsible for the core teags of judgement and a when necessary. He served as the voice of reason, ensuring the decisions of the Kinkou Order were followed and uood by all.

  Mayyam, someone Faey deeply admired, was the Fist of Shadow. She represented Pruning the Tree, the elimination of threats when reason failed.

  Orion couldn't help but feel Mayyam's teags tradicted the rest with assassinations and killing, but apparently it was a necessary st resort to restore harmony.

  'War isn't okay, but killing those who disrupt the bance is?' Orion puzzled to himself. 'If killing disrupts bance, wouldn't that create more imbaoo? Or is it about stopping further creation of imbances? Why not fight the Noxians then?'

  Ionia was at war with Noxus. Acc to them, he was told there was no reason other than greed and quest- which also went against the principles the Kinkou Order stood for.

  Shaking his head, Orion realized he had plenty to think about when it came to their teags.----------------------------------

  The m, after a brief training session and recovery, Orion wahe temple grounds with Akali beside him. Her presence was strange, but he chose to ig, captivated instead by the ndscape around him.

  The temple was located on a hill led between many others. Between the dense woods and hills it was extremely difficult to access for outsiders.

  It also had a beautiful goon of , turquoise water, surrounded by fields of beautiful flowers and purple florae nterns to reflect off the surfad give light.

  'This pce would be worth a fortune...' Orion thought as he stared out in awe.

  What caught him by surprise, though, was that despite Akali being Mayyam's daughter, it was Faey whom Mayyam hovered around, fort and guidance.

  She let her daughter walk alongside a stranger, a fner who had caused a disaster, while she teo Faey instead. Was this a punishment or teag?

  'Or a brokeionship' Orion thought sadly, gng down Akali. Her gaze was troubled, fingers clutg her kunai pendant as she gazed out with jealousy ament.

  'For a pce focused on bahis feels pretty unbanced' Orion grimly noted.

  "Was it like this before the i?" Orion asked, curiosity getting the better of him.

  Akali nodded, her hurt eyes meeting his briefly before dropping back down. "She told you?"

  Nodding, Orion replied, "Seems like you're both holding onto a lot of rese. Doesn't feel very... banced, does it?"

  After raising the tension with such a statement, causio scowl, Orion sighed dramatically and shook his head violently, "I'm not very good at this heart-to-heart stuff. But... I think I could beat you in a race down to the goon."

  Orion gnced back down at her with a smirk. Her scowl shifted into fusion, "What?"

  Bending his knees slightly, as if ready t into a, Orion taunted her with false cims. "I'm the fastest runner in the Uy! Are you scared I'll win?"

  "You? Win?" A petitive spark ignited in Akali's eyes as she took her own stance. "In that state?"

  "Only one way to-" Orion suddenly broke off into a sprint mid sentence. A furious, "Hey!" shouted out from behind him.

  Gng back, Orion had ughed dramatically and mogly but was stuo see her catg up so quickly.

  "AH! NO!"

  As Orion despaired, this se caught the attention of Faey and Mayyam. Faey's expression darkened, as if betrayed, while Mayyam's gaze followed them emotionlessly- her face impossible to read.

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  Over the few months Orion trained under Shen's guidahey would move to an open dirt patch where nothing grew- a 'dead zone' where the spirits seemed to avoid entirely.

  Whenever he would draw too much magic, or actly incited wild magic, Shen would raise a barrier around him, taining the energy to prevent harm to the surroundings.

  Not once did Shen teach him offeeiques, and each session ended with Shen leaving immediately for meditation, no further discussion.

  During this time, Orion often noticed Akali running off with Kehe two pyed tag, perf somersaults and dang nimbly betweerees and terrain.

  Orion assumed Kennen was just doing this to because of her wild nature- disguised training while keeping her out of trouble.His so-called 'guides', he discovered, were just there to monitor him. The role would alterween Akali and Faey.

  Akali's energy was boundless, always wanting to explore or train. Orion frequently found himself burnt out around her, but he eventually realized physical activities were the only reliable way to earrust.

  Faey, however, was the opposite. She frequently questioned his progress, her curiosity b on interrogation. Even Mayyam started to ask probing questions on his readiness regarding Faey's healing.

  It wasn't even a guarantee he could heal her! Let alone approved by Master Shen!

  Frustration finally broke him, and he snapped.

  "What about your real daughter?" Orion bluntly asked, growing a little disgusted with her as he met her cold stare. "Aren't you going to ask me questions about her?"

  Mayyam's expression remained unmoved, her voice calm but distant. "I'm sure she's doing fine. She has plenty of mentors."