The Belgrad Summit.
The summit, once an annual political gathering, had somehow transformed into a war council ..
A council attended by the Empire's greatest powers, led by the current Emperor...Sir Alon Valerion, who had reclaimed the throne after his eldest son, Maekar Valerion, failed so miserably.
Maekar himself was absent, but without a doubt, he remained one of the Empire's most powerful assets in the upcoming war.
Among those gathered, the royal hall was filled with the leaders of the major families and guilds, as well as the full force of the Church, who had answered the call.
Normally, the Church would never attend such events ..
But Sir Alon had managed to bring them under his authority.
Also present were many young faces of the new generation, Both graduates of the Temple and the very youths who had once been victims of the recent hunt.
The Empire had been drowning in unrest and riots for the past several months,
