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A Tactician’s Mind
2.Situation and Return

2.Situation and Return

==King of Vael==

==Throne Room==

This is all going to hell. All my advisors are arguing with each other trying to figure out what to do. I resist the urge to rub my temples, I have to keep up firm composure, or else what the room would be thrown into further chaos. Why would any country attack this us? We have been a neutral party for centuries. Being in the centre of the continent doesn’t bring many benefits if besides trade. Periodic raids of villages are happening at this moment.

“It has the to be the Southern Tribe Alliance. Most of the of the raids are to the southern part of our border. It has to be them!” One strategist suggests a possible scenario. While another interjects.”That isn’t right doesn’t matter who is the leader right now they aren’t that united enough to coordinate these many attacks.” The Southern Tribe Alliance is a collection of small tribes with a myriad of different cultures with different beliefs. Most tribes in this alliance have an aggressive temperament and they almost always someone installed a the leader so we rarely have any diplomatic communication. We don’t know who represents the tribes so we can’t rule them out.

“Move on.”

I gesture my hand to silence the room and immediately everyone stops talking. Now they're talking in turns. I always surprised by the amount of power I wield, the level of respect for the crown has been deeply rooted thanks to our country’s early history of corruption. The people rose up and overthrew the former monarch and executed them. Then people chose my ancestors as the new monarch with the promise of doing what is best for the citizens no matter what as the core value of the kingdom.Even today we uphold these traditions.

“Your Majesty I believe the Empire would be possibly responsible.”

Everyone has returned to a calm demeanour and the air becomes less tense.

“How so?”

“As you know your majesty it was only a 2 decades ago that the Kingdom of Lusic began attacking its smaller neighbouring kingdoms annexing them one by one and that they stopped as they gaining considerable size becoming the Empire of Lusic. It is only because of the armistice we have stopped fighting. It is a possibility that they may have been building resources and developing weapons during this time of peace. That would mean that these recent attacks are to shock us into attacking back to a random country.” It does sound possible that Empire would do this considering previous motives. However, the last part doesn’t make any sense if they wanted to attack us why not declare war if they had the manpower.

“Hmm...” Without any proof, we can’t exactly blame them and declare war.

“If I may?” Another noble speaks up raising his hand hesitantly.

“You may speak.”

“I too believe it the Empire. So I propose that we contact the Northern Draven Kingdom and the Eastern Quarian Kingdom asking them for an alliance. To prepare for the possibility.I believe this is what best for the citizens.”

The Draven Kingdom is a kingdom hidden in the mountains up. Little is known about them but according to reports from villages near the border where our two countries meet, it is said that there are the occasional traveller comes down from the mountains and sells rare metal as if it were just as abundant as the grass of the plains. As of this moment, we don’t have any formal diplomatic relations or any grudges that I know of with them. This can also be said for the Quarian Kingdom.

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“That would be difficult to do considering our relation with them being non-existent.” I don’t dismiss the idea, however, we need time to establish some standing with them. We need an immediate solution now to counter these attacks. It’s either we get help from the other nations even it if it takes more time, or spread our army thin across the land leaving us in a vulnerable position in terms of defence. The former is better than the latter.

“We have no choice send diplomats to the Dravens and Quarian Kingdom. Open the military academy we need to train more officers and bolster our army. Anyone have any disagreements with my decision?”I give them a few moments”No. Then in the name of the people. Complete your task.” Everyone out a hand over their heart in unison with me ”For the people.”

I take a seat on the throne and once everyone left the room. I relax my posture. Who attacking and what the reasons for these attack? The answer still eludes me.

==Alastair==

==Dirius Village==

How did this happen? As soon as I return from the trip I see smoke rise up from the village. I feel my heart hanging out of my chest as I rushed into the village. Please be alright go please let them be alright. The temple, the market, and houses are all burning. I ignore the heat from the flames and push on. The once quiet road to my house is now lit aflame with burning corpses and broken branches. Who could do such a thing? I hold my hand over my mouth trying to keep myself from throwing up but it happens anyways.Gasping with holding myself up, I recover and make my way home. Coming up to the house I see that the door was broken and someone laid at the entrance. It can’t be, please not my mother, Mira, or Arthur. Carefully turning them over I see it’s not them, but I'm not crying any less. It's Drake.

“Hey wake up! Please wake up.” my speech is muddled trying to speak through the tears. Drake slowly opens his eyes and begins coughing violently.“Is that you Alistair? Long time no see kid.”

“Nevermind that what happened?! You’re bleeding too!” I see that there is a red pool of blood on the ground.under him.”Your mother ran with the kids *cough* into the forest heading to the nearest village from here.*cough* some men in masks showed up and started casting fire spells and cutting people down.” the longer he talks the more I see the light fade away from eyes.”Stop talking Drake you need to rest somewhere.” I try to lift him onto my back but he pushes me away from him.“You don’t need to. I know that I don’t have long.*cough*.”

“You don’t know that!”

“I do, hurry you chase after your mother before they get to her first…...”

He’s dead, I know that I need to move but I can’t. I need a moment, no I have to move and find my mother.