The Alternative

At Cordon Castle

It has already been ten days since Xen entered the Element Forest, and exactly four days since the last vision that showed the Princess of Ebodia inside the forest appeared for all to see. Through it all, Darius continued on with his responsibilities in his kingdom. He was well aware of how Nasser was watching his every move. As such, he simply fed the Elder with the usual expressions and actions that he would expect him to have throughout his duties.

Time passed, and as he expected the talk regarding Xen's situation reared its head once more inside his court. This time, however, Nasser's allies decided to tackle it with a different approach.