Dark-Half 5th Month, 13th day, evening
Royal Capital of Perdient, Kingdom of Ember, members of Seven Kingdom Alliance Zherion Prime.
The castle was in uproar since morning. Numerous and various officials from all departments can be seen moving haphazardly between it floors and stairs. Some attending emergency meeting, another relaying message between ministry, or executing orders from his superiors. Some even surprised the maids working in the rather small corridor. Each and everyone has a manic expression upon their faces.
Princess Prisistka Oaht Ember, the 13 years old First Princess of 『Ember』 Royal Family steals a glance on the chaotic corridors from her study room. Her teacher, the Royal Head Scholar Sauz Jida was called to His Majesty presence some time ago. The Princess was left behind to study the Book of Royal Morals, however the princess was becoming bored before long and was rather curious with the hectic officials running about outside the study.
As she lazily looking out the door and wondering if she should set up some sort of ropes over the hallway to prank people running around she saw a familiar figure, it was her other teacher, the Royal Magician Seliosa, the Naturist Archmage. Different from old and stuffy Sauz, Seliosa is much younger and more lenient in her teaching to princess.
"Teacher Seliosa!"
Prisistka called with her most graceful yell (if any considering her tomboyish attitude).
"Oh… Isn't it the Princess? You sure are lively today."
Seliosa replied with her usual plastered smile on her face.
"What is going on Teacher? The whole castle seems to in a state of commotion. Did something inauspicious or a disaster crisis happen?"
Prisistka starts her inquiring session.
"Hmm… well, would you kindly invite me to your room? Let's start our talk inside, Princess.
Conversing while standing in the corridor is considered a big no-no for a royalty like you, you know."
Seliosa casually reply while moving her body back and forth, evading the ways of the darting officials, like dancing a sad solo waltz.
"All right."
Prisistka let Seliosa into her Study Room.
"Now Princess, do you know the 『Nameless Kingdom』 near our kingdom border?"
Ask Seliosa after she entrust her whole body to the comfy royal red sofa.
"Yes, I do. I presumed all our citizen knew about it, even if they are uneducated. What about it?" answer the Princess quizzically.
The 『Nameless Kingdom』 is a famous topic for mainstream Midsea Continent's cultures, especially for the 『Ember Kingdom』, since the 『Nameless Kingdom』 can be said is on their house front yard in plain sight.
"This morning, our spies report that the Gems Door in Southern Golden Wall of 『Nameless Kingdom』 has opened. As such, a state of national emergency and general army mobilization was proclaimed in our Kingdom… no… In all 『Seven Kingdom Alliance』. I imagine even the other nations is also in a similar state of national alert."
Seliosa said it with grumbling tone. Because of this they suspend her long awaited month-long days off. For Forest Spirits sake…She was looking forward to spend her vacation away from the old stiffy men of the castle and in the arms and services of young boys on the beach of Kalarmara.
"Huh? Is this is something dangerous? Didn't they only open up their gate?"
Prisistka didn't think that some State opening the gate is something that would cause this huge disturbance or classified as something like an important occasion. Isn't the City Gate closed and opened every dusk and dawn, but nobody make a big deal from it?
"Princess, do you seriously take your History Lesson from Royal Scholar Sauz?"
Seliosa had a shocked experience in her face; she is very surprised by the Princess ignorance of the urgency and importance of this event.
"I don't think so. The Beardy Teacher lectures make me sleepy."
By Beardy, Prisistka refers to Sauz and his incredibly long brown and white streaked beard that reach all the way down the floor to which he had to tie them up and put on his head like a white hat.
"Perhaps you need a quick history lesson, Princess, so strain your ears open. Does Princess know the other name for the 『Nameless Kingdom』?"
Seliosa ask the Princess. Even if the princess was sheltered or didn't have any interest in major learning she should still know one or two things. She was, after all a Princess for Forest Spirit's sake. However as Prisistka once said "reciting date and names is boring, so history is boring."
"『The Unconquerable Land』?"
Prisiska answer hesitantly, using her rather sketchy memory of history lessons. The 『Nameless Kingdom』 also had other name but Prisistka didn't really care about them.
"You're correct. Do Princess know why it was called with that flashy name?"
-Isn't me that should asked question- Retort Prisistka in her heart.
"They… Never lost in war?"
-Is it not obvious?- Think Prisistka.
"Almost correct. They mainly called it because no known Nations or Powers or Conqueror ever conduct a successful INVASION, or even conquest and step on their soil. They were all BEATEN if not annihilated black and blue like a berry in Bear's paw."
Seliosa stressed on the word 'invasion' and 'beaten'.