Unlike Moldavia which was welcoming the return of their master in delight, Morlaix Palace in the distant heart of the Empire, a dark tide that caused discomfort was surging.
The Helgamoth Empire ruled by the Diamond family had weathered almost eight hundred years' worth of storm and was one of the oldest powers in the Mycroft Continent. Known by everyone as the Northern Empire, the grand nation had not always been stable. There had been several shaky moments in its long life where it almost split or even fall, with the closest being that moment twenty years ago when the war between the Empire and the orcs was white-hot.
