Deo Bearrider and the Thunder Claws were returning to the kingdom. They had been away on a mission to deal with bandits attacking supply caravans to the East. It was short work for the Aerial Calvery Unit, but it had taken them away from the capital longer than expected. Coming over the horizon, the riders of Mechanical Dragons didn't take long to see something was very wrong. Deo was riding point and was first to notice the smoke. "Something is amiss." He muttered to himself. The rest of his soldiers realised pretty quickly. "Andrion, what do you see?" Deo asked. As the unit's best sniper, Andrion's musket had the best targeting gem, allowing him to see farther than the others. 
The Sniper shouldering his weapon frowned. "Goblins." Deo frowned at this as well. "Looks like they got most of the town infested.," Andrion continued. "Ok, we need to set up and fortify the resistance." Deo turned to his unit. "We are gonna save the drinking and merrymaking until we save the town. I know it's not ideal, but it's what we signed up for." He turned back to the city which was fast approaching. "Andrion, I want you up top. Keeping overwatch." The sniper's dragon pitched up, moving higher than the rest of the unit. 

Deo touched the sending stone on the back of his dragon's neck. 
A sending stone is a magical stone, that allows telepathic communication with an individual. It is only one way and a little unreliable if the other user doesn't also possess one. He was mentally searching for someone who could tell him what was going on. Specifically the Princess or General. If the General was alive, he would no doubt be with the Princess or leading an attack on the Goblins, and he needed his Unit at either of those locations.