Cadmian

To most people, even his own family, he suspected, a Cadmian was a Cadmian, and Cadmians were tools of the alectors and Myrmidons.

Alector's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2005

He was still a good thirty yards from the first pteridon square " there were only a handful, since Norda held only a Cadmian battalion on a regular basis and seldom hosted Myrmidons for long " when a Myrmidon ranker came hurrying toward him, then abruptly stopped.

Cadmian's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

"She's only reporting that everything is normal " except that, even with the melting snow, Third Company has had no success in locating the missing Cadmian company.

Cadmian's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

Iron Stem remained calm, and the Fourth Cadmian Battalion had managed to contain the handful of icewolves that had appeared, although local Iron Valley herders had complained about a handful of dead sheep and cattle.

Cadmian's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

Approaching the Cadmian position from the east, he took a moment to reorient himself, then settled on a point on the ridge just behind the middle of the Cadmian line.

Cadmian's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

There had been nothing about a death in the garrison with a lightcutter, but his best guess was that someone, perhaps the Cadmian killed with the lightcutter, had observed and recognized the rebel alectors, and enough of the garrison had seen the killing that all had to be silenced.

Cadmian's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

If these creatures, which resemble miniature pteridons, strike a Cadmian, the bird, the Cadmian, and his mount burst into intense flame.

Cadmian's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

I was reading the reports from Cadmian headquarters, and I came across the report from their Second Battalion ...

Cadmian's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

Tomorrow morning, I'll need two pteridons to fly to Hyalt early to meet with the Cadmian majer there.

Cadmian's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006

That wasn't entirely true, but Rachyla was about as unobtainable for a Cadmian majer as an ancient might be for an alector.

Cadmian's Choice Modesitt, L. E. 2006