Ellias was confused. Where had Milena gotten such a treasure?
The Lunar Republic was the ancient name of this same Solar Kingdom both of them were born in. That was long before the Ice Age had forced a complete shift of the political system and thrown the whole Country into disarray, over three centuries ago. Old maps had shown that during the Golden Age, this country had once been fifteen or twenty times bigger, with vast forests, rivers, and many, many cities… probably in a warmer climate, too. The Lunar Republic had a Capital in the south, a flourishing economy, and… much fewer Vampires.
The Great Catastrophe was known as the event that had changed their world.
All the children learned about it in school. Twelve years of heat, a terrible heat. It had decimated countless species,
