James Burchard was sitting in his study with his head buried in his hands. His kingdom was now at peace and the ruckus between the humans and the awakened had died down because of Elric's interventions but at what cost? The lycan king was practically the ruler of his kingdom.
The king leaned back on his chair and sighed heavily, maybe if his son had been around, things would have turned out differently. Oh his son, where could he be? Suddenly his father's words, Julius Gavaria Burchard, rang in his head.
'Adam is Gavarian by birth, but he is something completely different by blood. Our chance to redeem our family name and wash the blood off our hands is coming, and your son will be the one to do that.'
James Burchard remembered when Elric had mentioned that Adam was an elven prince named Gareth. Maybe with his help, this oppressive reign on his kingdom by Elric would come to an end. The king abruptly stood up, "that's it!"