Ashen Kingdom, Northwind Castle.
The streets were bustling, humans and monsters hurried about more than usual. The cries of newsboys and the blaring of loudspeakers echoed within the city noisily.
"Extra! Extra! Boske Duchy ambushed the Free Trade Caravan on the Mal Valley Trade Route!"
"Extra! Extra! Boske Duchy, Fano Duchy, Carter Duchy, and others formally established the so-called 'Anti-Red Dragon Alliance'!"
"The Alliance formally declared war on the Kingdom!"
"Marshal Dolores issued a statement, declaring it a blatant insult to the Kingdom that must make the Northerners pay a deeply painful price!"
