Prisoner of War

You are Naviga, a warrior from Maladryn- a society of aggressive warriors. Your enemies are the Irydesse, from Irydessa, a peaceful society, who defend themselves against the Maladrines. You've always been an outcast, even among the Maladrines. One day, the Maladrines capture an Irydesse man named Zander and tell you to guard him. You instead let him escape and the Maladrines whip you. You escape from them and go to hide in the woods. Soon after, the Irydesse army finds you and captures you and takes you to their camp as a prisoner of war, worried you might give away their position. Zander the healer recognizes you as the one who rescued him. He asks to treat your wounds. You are shocked by the offer. All you've known is the cruel Maladrine way of life. You've never known anything different. You begin learning about the Irydesse society, their ways of kindness, and how different they are from the aggressive Maladrines.