King Doran of Havillah had happily accepted an invite to the Kingdom of Aquila in the East World, to foster good relations between the two kingdoms; Havillah and Aquila.
The kingdoms were starting out on a good note. However, the wise King that he was, Doran had cause to be wary. The whole thing could be a set-up after all. He could not take anything for granted.
But that would not stop him from going to Aquila. He had a vision of making allies, and he was far too brave to be cowered by just the mere possibility that it was a scam.
Rather, he would prepare for all contingencies.
In his company would be a small group of the best-trained soldiers, disguised as regular attendants, for security, and his only son, Damian, the Crown Prince of Havillah would be disguised as a regular noble so that if anything went wrong, he could easily escape.
They would travel to Havillah hoping for the best but prepared for the worst.
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