The palace had been abuzz all morning with talks of the strange violent tremors that had shaken the kingdom earlier that day. The quakes had been powerful enough to rattle entire buildings, sending fragile objects crashing from shelves and tables to shatter across stone floors. Even the palace itself had not been spared from the chaos. Servants and guards alike had scrambled for cover in blind panic, some dropping to the ground while others hid beneath tables as the earth shook beneath them.
For a terrifying few moments, it had felt as though the ground was about to split apart.
Thankfully, when the tremors finally ceased, no lives had been lost and no one had been seriously injured. The damage had mostly been limited to broken furniture, and shattered glass. Still, that did little to ease the fear now spreading throughout the palace. Everyone wanted answers. Everyone wanted to know what could possibly have caused something like thise
