Alberich had spent most of his youth in the Karsite military schools training to become an officer. As the kid of the impoverished mother, he previously no other profession choice open to him. And Alberich experienced increased in the ranks with almost unnatural velocity. He developed experience with many weapons and excelled in academic subjects with an ease that was the envy of his classmates. But in reality, the reclusive Alberich researched long and hard, pressing himself ruthlessly.

In battle, Alberich had constantly had a sort about Exile’s Honor: A Novel of Valdemar of ‘sixth sense’ about things that have been about to happen-when and from where in fact the enemy would attack. Instinctively, he has this capability, for the Sunpriests held careful watch out for anyone exhibiting ‘demon capabilities’ which were the hallmark of Karse’s biggest enemy-the witch-nation of Valdemar. Those they caught were ‘cleansed’ in the fires of Vkandis Sunlord.

Both Alberich’s skill and secret served him well in the army of Karse, so when Alberich became one of Karse’s youngest captains, he received a particular gift-a powerful white stallion ‘liberated’ from the enemy. But this honor was merely a distraction, for the Sunpriests acquired laid a snare which actually Alberich’s unusual foresight cannot predict .