Prologue: The Spiral Council
Most of the members of the Spiral Council were in the Spiral Council Watchtower located in Southern Grizzleheim.
The King of Grizzleheim had yet to arrive, and other members were getting worried.
"Do you think Valgard was attacked on the way here?" Ionletta Firelance asked.
"He's fine," Ambrose told her. "He just said he got caught up with something and he needed to fix it or else there would be trouble."
"I can't wait this long. Empress Ji is expecting a child and I need to be there for when she goes into labor!" Emperor Yoshihito slammed his frail fist on the table.
"Yoshihito! Calm down, Valgard will be here soon." Valgard's disappearance from the meeting shocked most of the members. Valgard always appeared half an hour early to the meetings. It had been 20 minutes and he still hadn't arrived.
Northguard, Grizzleheim
Valgard was in an intense fight. I can't miss the meeting, he thought. He swung his axe across many times while also doing hand touch hits. There were only three soldiers, but they had definitely been trained. After two slashes, Valgard finally got a victory. He stepped back into his cart and was wheeled back to Southguard for the meeting.
Southguard Watchtower, Grizzleheim
The members of the Spiral Council were in a squabble that Ambrose tried hard to fix.
"Everyone be quiet or I will eliminate your position on the Council!" Ambrose yelled in an effort to get their attention. Just that moment, Valgard burst in the door, bloody and sweaty.
"What happened to you?" Mayor Pimsbury asked.
"I was attacked in Northguard," Valgard sighed.