The Lost Academy

Josefine, the best student at a secret military academy, leads the students after the academy’s fall. She battles ingrained violence to instil solidarity and cooperation.

Imagine a secret military academy where students are torn from their families at a very young age. In a cutthroat atmosphere, unarmed combat is their daily activity.  Josefine is by far their best student but rather than vaunt her success she prefers to shun notoriety. When circumstances provoke the fall of the Academy, Josefine finds herself precipitated at the head of an angry, frightened rabble. Apart from catering for their every need, her main battle is against the ingrained violence as she struggles to instil some semblance of solidarity and cooperation.

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