"Oh, Miss Katherine... You're here too." Emmerich sighed, uncovering his face. "I hadn't thought there a reason aside from you knowing the news to be here, but..." He sat down and picked up a hilt off the desk, holding it to help keep his arm limber. "Anyway, my arm is alright, just still a little weak... You two should sit down though." He sighed, preparing a few glasses of tea before he began to speak.

"There was an incident last night," Emmerich explained. "In the capital city... As well as through the country, an insurgent group made a sudden attack. His majesty, King Alphin, as well as his heirs, so far as we can tell, they were all wiped out."

"You're kidding!" Felix stood up, slamming his hands on the desk. "How is that even possible!?"

"... It was an organized attack. The insurgents employed a magic known to originate from Volin, to the east, which was amplified by the meteor shower last night..." Emmerich said. "It's not known how they obtained this magic, but... It's a mess, and the country is in disarray. I do not think the gravity of the situation has hit our small town, but it's likely all of Iris will be thrown into disarray by all this. So we're going to start reorganizing the militia and beginning a conscription to defend Prima. That said, Captain..."

"Wait, Old Man... You just said Captain..." Felix mumbled.

"Yes, Felix... Captain. Due to the issues, you've been pushed forward from standard infantry to a captain for the militia."

Felix slammed the desk again. "Hold on! Were you going to ask me about this!?"

"Felix..." Emmerich sighed. "The Lord required me to name 4 new captains in restructuring. You are the most capable soldier under my command. This isn't something I can have you say no to, especially after all the fighting I've had to do to even allow your promotion."

"... Ugh..." Felix slammed a fist on the desk, then turned and headed outside, to be met with a sigh from the veteran militiaman.

"I suppose that went around as well as I could have expected..." Emmerich sighed, before turning to Katherine. "I'm sorry about all this... So tell me, Miss Katherine... If you didn't hear of the news... Why were you two here?"