In Ironhold, Duke Vardon was frowning as he read the various reports. He could smell it as strongly as ever: the scent of war.
Unlike the skirmishes they had, which ended with only a few back-and-forth exchanges, this one seemed like it would be a truly long one.
'A storm is approaching... I hope we can weather this storm.'
If the people of Norvaegard could hear Vardon's thoughts, they might start to panic. The unbreakable shield of Norvaegard was actually thinking of not overcoming the storm, but instead of hoping to simply survive it.
Vardon and the other nobles were already preparing for war, but Vardon felt like that was not enough.
The King had already ordered them to prepare for war, knowing that the Rocton Empire was most likely thinking of starting to once again conquer, and the kingdom of Inevir was most likely part of their plans.
