As the night sky over the Black Stone Territory was lit by bonfires and stars,
thousands of kilometers away in Thunder Dragon City, the lights in the Duke's Mansion study burned bright.
Aiden Duke stood by the enormous floor-to-ceiling window, clutching a freshly opened letter in his hand.
The moonlight from outside, as cold and clear as water, spilled onto his sharply defined features.
But at this moment, his face showed nothing but a lingering sense of helplessness.
The letter in his hand was from the Red Dragon Empire in the South.
A Special Envoy from the Red Dragon Empire had delivered it in person just half an hour ago.
Just as he had predicted, the letter contained a formal invitation from the brilliant and ambitious Red Dragon Emperor to a special conference in the capital of the Red Dragon Empire, convened to address the conflict between the Light Holy See and the Dragon Realm.
This was a meeting that would decide the future course of the entire Continent.
