Tensions Before the Battle
While Minos and Mendy were preparing for the trip to the City of Waters to finalize the agreement between the Black Plain and the Hayes family, Elen and Elena were on Stone Island preparing for a battle!
On appearances, any unsuspecting person would think that the two enemy sides on that island, House Nash and House Allen, were in a truce, perhaps in an attempt to achieve peace.
However, those with more profound knowledge about the conflict between these two groups would know that the reality was much more bitter...
There was no truce between such opponents. Hell, there was not even an attempt by either party to seek an agreement that could resolve the conflict.
What had happened recently was a decrease in tensions a few weeks ago, which had created this 'mirage.'