Tutor Jing began to recite to Rowena the tale of the mythical kingdom of Carys…
"When the world was new, the lands were full of warring tribes. Conflict was frequent but no one tribe ever conquered another for more than a generation. This was the world's existence for centuries. A never-ending series of conflicts and conquests that nevertheless resulted in nothing more than maintenance of the status quo.
After a few centuries had passed in this way, a fierce warlord arose from the southernmost edge of the world. His armies swept across the lands like a plague conquering and assimilating tribes as they went. In only a few years, he had conquered most of the known world.
