The Poppy War

His many heirs turned the country into a bloody mess during the Era of Warring States that followed, which divided Nikan into twelve rival provinces. So many people had accumulated by the hall that Rin couldn’t see when the scrolls were posted, but she knew because suddenly everyone was shouting, and the crowd was rushing forward, pressing Rin and Tutor Feyrik tightly into the fold. Unless she called the god, the poppy would only make her useless in battle, high and disoriented. She knew him, finally knew all of him, and that was how she found him.