Where before Tally starts basic training at Fort Salem she is officially handfasted to General Alder and the insistence of the Hague and the Imperetrix. Tally's mother, the Leader of the American Matrifocal communities (The Matriarch), expressed disconnection between the military and young witches.Tally was volunteered to handfasten to the general for 10 years. cross-posted on A03