Viscount Ferenc's Domain, Belonne Castle.
Walls and towers of various sizes, along with a sturdy gate, formed a defensive structure atop the hill, overlooking the rushing river below.
The outer moat and drawbridge blocked access to the castle, heavily guarded by the Viscount's soldiers, while the huge castle gate's portcullis protected the entrance to the Lord's estate.
For thousands of years, the nobles of the North waged wars continuously over land, food, livestock, and population. The intensity of these wars led them to build more and bigger castles to defend their territories.
Belonne Castle had been passed down through the generations of the Lotte family, and its current owner was Viscount Horace Lotte.
"What?"
"You mean... even Vichy City has fallen? And in less than two days?"
"Are you sure this information is accurate?"
"Count Hocot is already dead, perished in his mansion."
