After the fall of Arse Deucalion, the capital was engulfed by a tense and silent unease. With the deaths of prominent figures like Marquess Grandaenor Lancer and Duke Kalmir Aldaron, assassinated during the revolt led by Arse, uncertainty gnawed at the court like an invisible plague. The power vacuum left by these deaths shook the kingdom's structure, and the future seemed increasingly uncertain.
The knights and soldiers loyal to Arse, upon hearing of his death, quickly deserted, fleeing the capital like rats abandoning a sinking ship. The chaos that followed the collapse of the rebellion left deep scars, and no one knew for certain who to trust.
