As Alaric began to relax and become more accustomed to the new world he was living in, the kingdom of Aurea was in a state of high tension—for what once was thought to be a short and easy quest had rendered them with a missing prince and eight other missing men. Not knowing what had become of his brother and his constituents, King Alagor tightened the security around and increased the frequency of search parties, limiting the movement of the common workers. It had been more than a week, and the lack of news did not inspire confidence, but it was all that they could do—search and search until every stone was turned and every corner was inspected. No one was planning to stop until they see a body.
King Alagor sat in his throne—something he had only been able to gather enough energy for rece
