A new plan

When I arrived back to the kingdom I was greeted as a friend, the local guard even led me to the castle, and there, I saw Aelar, he seemed to be returning from a stroll with a few bodyguards when he noticed me and ran directly at me, an enormous smile on his face, I swear it could have lit up the entire area on a cloudy day, "my dearest Shane! How are you, you didn't even send me a letter that you were coming." he gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and held my hand as we entered the castle. "So tell me, my dear, what brings you here?" he said, "unfortunately some ill news for the king, and likely you as well." he gave me a puzzled look, "what do you mean?" "the Amberhearts have officially declared war on Ulvenguard, and believe me when I tell you, they've made the biggest mistake of their lives." Aelar squeezed my hand a little tighter. I couldn't blame him, war is a scary thing, I've known a lot of people in my time who've gone to war, I hardly ever see them come back.