Within the throne room of Solmere, Prince Dutch held a blade to his map. His advisors argued over troop positions and political backlash, but he said nothing.
He stared at Olhkar, the independent Free Cities known for one thing: selling loyalty to the highest bidder.
"If we are to win," Dutch finally said, "then we must become what we hate."
He signed the Black Accord — a secret alliance with Olhkar's most dangerous mercenary faction: the Silver Teeth, led by an exiled Solmere noble named Varyn Cross.
Varyn fought not for nations, but for chaos. He believed war was the only honest expression of humanity.
The Kingdom had just welcomed the devil into its war room.