Elaine was staring intently at the parchment that had been sent to her. It had the royal seal on it, making it very urgent. She had opened it and read the content of it. It contained the words of, what she assumed to be, the king attempting to recruit people. She had been hearing of the worsening of the battle between the Scorned and the armies of their country. There was little activity here at Northgate. The occasional attack had kept them on their toes but it was way worse at the other gates. These past ten years, she had been helping out the guards at Northgate so she wasn't a stranger to the Scorned... or fighting. 

When she had broken the news to her mother, Wynona had originally panicked. It was one thing protecting the gate so it would be protected but it was completely another thing to face those things head on. It had taken hours to convince her mother that she just had to go. She knew it was practically a suicide mission but there was this gnawing feeling in her heart that told her to go. The thought that other children were losing their parents thanks to these monsters didn't sit well with her. Wynona had decided to let her go, after seeing that Elaine would never back down. She told her to be careful. The entire town sent her off with tears, hoping her the best of luck and her safe return. A return she could never gurantee. 

Currently, she was on a carriage towards Dramon. She had managed to get a ride from a passing merchant as she had planned to only walk to Dramon. It would have taken days, but thankfully, the blessing in the form of a merchant had come. He agreed to take her there and she was loaded in with his merchandise. She didn't mind. It had been years since she had been to Dramon - the last time being when she was at IAM. She wondered how much it changed over the ten years she was gone. "Hey, kid, we're here." The merchant called out to the back. Elaine opened the flap at the back and then surveyed the area. It hasn't changed much, save for the new buildings and the likes. She felt the carriage stop and the merchant soon opened the flaps himself. "You know where the castle is kid?"

Elaine smiled thankfully at him. [color=f7941d]"I can manage sir. Thank you very much for letting me ride."[/color] She then hopped off of the carriage. She was about to take out some coins to pay him but he quickly shook his head.

"It's fine kid. Good luck in whatever you're going to do. Something tells me you'll need it." He then began unloading his merchandise. Elaine turned to see that people were already flocking towards the preparing merchant. The merchant looked at her again and then urged her to go.

The half-blood nodded thankfully once more before making her way to the castle. She was on a hurry though so she quickened her pace. No time for sight seeing or looking at the merchandise, surely there'd be time for that later on. She was stopped at the front gate before she presented her letter. They let her in after that. She was quickly met with one of the servants and then taken to where the meeting would be. She saw a pirate looking lady waiting as well. When they were motioned to enter, the pirate was the first to do so and she just fell in step. Once they stopped, she also bowed her head in respect. However, she stayed a little behind the woman wondering what she deal she was going to make with the king. Poor girl didn't know much about sea politics.