And how fares the little witch girl? Has she not awakened as well? Rumor has it that you've been keeping her dead body and refusing to acknowledge her demise.
— Vicar Engeram
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The room seemed to hold its breath as Vicar entered, his presence evoking a mixture of curiosity and apprehension among the gathered company.
The man with a half-burned face and a body marred by scars from two defeats against Ragnar, both ending in defeat.
Vicar cleared his throat, his gaze steady as he introduced himself as the new Prime Minister of the Cescil kingdom.
"As the newly appointed Prime Minister of Cescil, it falls upon me to address the current state of affairs," Vicar began, his words deliberate. "It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you all that Cescil has fallen under the dominion of the Ostril Kingdom."
