"The realm believes that Nicolas started the campaign against the wizards all on his own," Meredith began her explanation. "But it's wrong. Truth is, my father played a tremendous role in letting it come to being…"
Meredith's father was the Duke of Surlon, an independent land that bordered the great kingdom of Cyrian on the south; and although small in size, it was a very big part of the great kingdom's history.
Since generations past, the kings of Cyrian and the dukes of Surlon had been close friends and allies. Countless history books held the records of rulers of both states supporting one another unconditionally whenever an occasion arose for it. In fact, it was as a reason of this age-old relationship that Richard and Meredith, both eldest children of the two rulers at the time, wer
