Ironhollow 14

Paisley had just been accepted as a business Initiate when the sirens rang.
Arden was mingling halfheartedly at the banquet. She immediately ran to the nearest Ironhollow Official.
"Are we under attack?!" She demanded breathlessly. The Official nodded, his expression hidden under his helmet.
"Yes, an invasion from Norshire. They've been battering our northern front with naval attacks, and- why am I telling you this?! I have a job to do!" He ran off, leaving her standing among the yelling and shouts of the square.

Paisley sat across from a young woman in an airy, brightly lit interview office. For the last thirty minutes, she had been answering questions and taking tests, now it was almost over.
"Well, Miss Porter, you are nearly a business Initiate! I just need to be sure of one more thing. Are you ready?"
Paisley nodded confidently.
"Alright," The young woman continued, "From what you've said of your older sister, i understand she has been studying as a Business Initiate as well?"
Paisley nodded. "She just graduated a few months ago. Is that important?"
The young woman raised an eyebrow. "Er, you do know that only one individual of a family may be in the business branch. Due to a lack of workers in the Military and Artisan branches, we passed a law a few years ago limiting the amount of Business-people to a maximum of one in a family."
Paisley was too excited to fully understand, or even hear, what the young woman had said. She just nodded.
"U'm, alright. So, am i a business Initiate?" She asked excitedly. The young woman smiled.
"Yes Miss Porter, you are."