*It's crazy how at times the darkest moments are the truly beautiful ones.*
At the northern border, the king's shadow was inspecting the happenings around but didn't find anything out of place. Everyone was going about their normal lives. But then again, he wasn't expecting anything different.
Once preparing for war, civilians would be kept in the dark so as not to draw the attention of the opponents.
He walked through the crowd observing every little detail. The northern border had never been on good terms with the king but they never caused any trouble. They were known to be secretive people and always tend to mind their own business.
Noticing that no secret rumours were floating around, he decided to sit and have a cup of vinegar.
"I heard a group of people came to meet the chief a few days ago." this sentence alone, drew his attention like wire.
Two men were discussing the issue of Venus visiting the northern border to seek an alliance with the chief.