Pain and Sorrow (Part 1)

"Rough night, huh?" Haug asked.

"You can say that." Lith sighed, looking at his Council amulet and the many notifications that Faluel sent him about his family and the Kingdom.

Even the usually cheerful bartender gasped at the news that Belius had almost fallen and was eager to read the chronicles of the three battles on the Kingdom's interlink.

"Do you still have some of that Crimson Garuda?"

"Depends. Are you going to steal another keg?" Haug replied.

"No."

"Then I do have some more." The bartender offered Lith a beer mug filled with the red ale, being careful to never show him the source, just to be safe.

"Thanks. You won't believe what happened to me tonight." Lith gave him a report about the latest events and the progress they had made in tracking the missing children.