Tyrell Caracticus looked out the window of the Grand Edifice of the Arcane Wizards Council, more commonly known as the Dome. Before him, the smoking ruins of the Palace were a reminder of the day"s events, although the creature who had caused such devastation had long since fled. In its wake, the dragon left death and destruction on a scale unheard of. Even afterwards, the people continued to suffer by the hand of Brida, the High Queen of the Twelve Clans. Her father, King Dathen, was being held in the dungeons beneath the Palace when the creature unleashed by the Kurathians destroyed any chance of his survival. In retribution, the new queen ordered her troops into the streets, arresting anyone who resisted and even executing people on the spot. Tyrell had taken Princess Edwina to the Do

