A letter arrived for Marib, the First Prince, penned by Count Derga Bratz himself. It was a desperate plea, written in haste.
Your Highness, First Prince Marib, I am Derga, Count of Bratz. Forgive the brevity, but urgency dictates my hand.
Scribe Molin, dispatched from the capital to oversee the legitimization of my bastard son, once conveyed to me the intentions of the Second Prince, Gale. He spoke of an alliance between His Highness and certain nobles, suggesting I join their ranks. As one whose life is sworn to the Imperial Palace, I understood the burden this would place upon you, Your Highness, and thus, I refused.
