[@Mardox]

As your troops get ready to invade one of the Tzieni vassals, your scouts return, or rather scout. And this one is in a ragged shape, having lost his horse arriving with a report. He utters only one word before falling unconscious. "Dragon..."

To add to it, two messages arrive. One from the Shalorni King and the other from the Vaalgradi king. The letter of the Shalorni is brief.

[i]King Nieldun,

My flee is ready to come down on the puny fleet of the Vaalgradi, join us tearing them apart and we promise that you will get to own all the Vaalgradi cities except Ullur, Ullin and Reyksalar.

You are with us or against us.

Emperor Darius Velicus of Gnyr Shalorn[/i]

The second letter is from Vaalgrad:

[i]King Nieldun,

I know that we have been enemies in the past, but now I ask you to help us in this time of need. The Shalorni fleet is close to us and they will strike soon. My sailors and soldiers are ready to defend their homeland, but the enemies come in too large numbers to face them alone, so please help us and I will promise on my honor as king that we will reward you as you wish!

King of Vaalgrad and lord of House Grainwad.[/i]