The Hall of Stars stood in Stoneheart City. Built beside the Horde Hall after the continent's unification, it served as the Stoneheart Horde's primary venue for receiving lords, nobles, and elders of all races.
Tonight, the hall blazed with light. Bathed in the divine radiance of Orion's statue, the building shone like a solitary star in the dark.
Nearby, the Horde's official teleportation arrays flared to life. Figures stepped out of the portals, anxiety etched into their faces.
"Your Highness." Theodore greeted the Elven Prince Rommath, who had just stepped from an adjacent portal, with a polite wave.
"It's been a while, Lord Theodore," Rommath replied.
Though both were once princes, their titles now differed. The Tian King Orion had officially recognized and crowned Rommath as the Elven King, acknowledging his royal bloodline within the Stoneheart Horde. Theodore, the former human prince, was now merely a lord—the master of The Northern Bastion of Menethis.
