The oath ceremony was held the next morning in the courtyard of the Radiant Temple. A huge white sun was carved into the stone floor, and hundreds of knights stood in lines around it, all of them staring at Vexa with cold eyes. I stood beside her, and I could feel her shoulder shaking a little against my arm."Do not look at them," I said quietly. "Look at me.""I am not afraid," she said that with her chin raised. "I am only... cold."The Grand Master walked to the center of the white sun, holding a long silver staff. He called Vexa's name, and she walked forward slowly and knelt on the stone. It must have been hard for the Crimson Executioner to kneel in front of the people she had fought for years."Vexa of the Left Wing," the Grand Master said, and his voice echoed across the courtyard. "Do you swear, before the white sun, that you will not raise your hand against the innocent people of this land?""I swear," Vexa said. Her voice was steady, though I could hear the effort in it."