Twelve winters had come and gone. Another era, it seemed. Peace had quickly swept the entire kingdom after the Revolution of the Rising Sun, and it seemed it had come to stay. The people were happier than they had been in the times before. King Nathalya and Queen Lyla of House Rane were the most widely-accepted monarchs in recent history.

As summer kissed the lush green grass in the Vale once more, the Silvercrest Manor was alive. Funny how one doesn’t notice change as it ...