Time frame: wartime.
"Ragnar!" Sophia called out as she emerged from the tent where the members of the Cescil kingdom were staying for the night. The forest behind them was shrouded in darkness, the only light coming from the moon high above and a few torches flickering in the wind.
Despite Sophia's urgent call, Ragnar didn't stop at first. He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts. Sophia followed closely behind, her anxiety growing with every step he took.
It was rumored that King Reinald, Queen Mother, and Crown Prince Navarro would be heading back to Everkeep the next morning. Before they returned, the Queen Mother had mobilized her son, Crown Prince Navarro, to take part in the battle - albeit in a perfunctory manner, without careful planning, and almost jeopardizing the entire battalion.
Sophia watched as Ragnar suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned to face her, his eyes blazing with anger.
