Starlight Calendar Year 1250.
Early in the month of Winter Harp.
Soon after the New Year, Flash City accused Black Stone City's City Lord, Kei Yanest, of colluding with the Starfire Sect, demanding he come to Flash City alone to confess and receive punishment. After Kei Yanest refused, they boldly dispatched troops to attack Black Stone City.
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Snap! Snap!
The sound of metal armor plates rubbing together echoed.
Kei ascended the city wall with his men, took a brass telescope from Brad, and gazed into the distance.
Under the evening dark, the plain outside the city was dotted with the glow of campfires.
Silhouettes flickered around the campfires, and dense tents formed a continuous stretch, sprawling across the plain.
"Owen has really gone all out this time, not only deploying his own troops but also those belonging to Davin, Zolf, and Norwood, the three traitors. In addition, they've recruited over a thousand mercenaries!"
