Rumors spread and grew like fire encountering a breeze.
At first, it was just gossip circulating in alleys and streets, hardly taken seriously by anyone except for the children who harbored dreams and were half-doubtful.
Next was the high society.
A few influential figures hinted at or leaked some information that sent all who heard it into madness and obsession.
It was as if they had arrived at the age of great voyages, with gold hidden beneath everyone's feet, but to the dismay of the "upper class", this news spread quickly elsewhere as well.
The position of the king had been vacant for too long, so the parliament unanimously decided to follow the ancient tradition by conducting a mysterious ceremony with powerful elves from other natural realms.
The ceremony to select a king.
The past, the very first Ingris, chose through the Sword in the Stone ceremony the wisest and greatest monarch in history - King Arthur.