From bad to worse

There was a long silence that lingered in the air after the wyverns disappeared, but the king broke that silence.

"Everyone mount up and get ready to move."

All of the knights were surprised to hear this, but they didn't question the king as they prepared for battle.

Only the king wasn't planning to fight.

The king of the Poppin Kingdom already knew that it would be impossible to save his kingdom at this point, so the only thing that he could do was take refuge. 

While he wasn't certain if the four empires would do anything to help him take back his kingdom, it was a fact that he had a powerful knight order under him. At this point where there was a powerful enemy that was hiding in the shadows, any kind of power was useful.

So at the very least, they would save his life and the lives of his knights if they were to seek refuge with the four empires.