~Year 994
The topic of the High King's marriage is once again raised even in his absence and a political alliance with the Nanzan Kingdom is proposed.
-The Royal Archives, History of Vallarta
A small party riding at great speed came to a halt before a vast desert of yellow sand that stretched on and on for as far as the eye could see.
The land ahead was flat and barren, the sand a singed brown and there was a thick scent of dust and burnt clouding the air.
A deep breath in filled one's nostrils with particles of the fine sand which swirled around in the wind.
From a distance, one could see the whooshing of the wind that kicked up dust and sand, blowing them all around in a haphazard manner.
