At the sixth bell of morning, the Great Amphitheater of Sunspire was filled to its ten-thousand-seat capacity. For four centuries, the circular marble stadium had been reserved for aristocratic gladiator spectacles and imperial coronations. Today, the double doors of cedar and brass were opened unconditionally to common citizens: dockworkers in canvas smocks, weavers with dye-stained fingers, highland miners, and nomad elders sat side by side with senatorial patricians. In the…
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