Thunder City, Andes Manor.
Late summer had come; the chill of morning slipped through the half-open window, carrying the scent of marigolds into the study.
Duke Edward Campbell read his sister's personal letter once more, that handsome brow sinking under the weight of gravity.
In the letter, Erin described in detail the brutality of the Battle of Twilight City, the terror of the Chaos Evil Gods' descent, and that final judgment that fell from the heavens.
Of course, she also mentioned the subsequent arrival, after the war, of the King's Court Manager Skylar and the Church Court's Judicial Court, as well as the tense situation this had triggered.
The Campbell people had paid a tremendous price to save their compatriots in Twilight Province; they ought to receive the King's reward!
