Traded to the tyrant
"Give him hot broth, dry clothes, and a clean cot. He has ridden five days through freezing snow for this message."
Marcus nodded, placing a hand on the boy’s shoulder and leading him into the warmth of the canyon settlement.
"We go to the war pavilion," I said to Draven, Reka, and Jarek. "Now."
Inside the pavilion, the maps of the continent were laid bare under the flickering torchlight.
Draven placed a black stone on the Forsaken valley, then moved three green stones to represent Moonvale, Shadowfen, and the agricultural lands of Ashwood Valley. Between them, nestled in the rocky gray mountains of the western frontier, lay Greystone Citadel.