The following day, the events of the previous night quickly spread throughout the capital.
Everyone who had attended the banquet spoke of the same shocking moment, about the Dark King's mythical dragon confronting Blackfire Balthazar and even managing to wound him.
At first, the story spread as little more than gossip among the nobles and Magi of Acryon. But as people began digging deeper into the matter, the truth behind the clash slowly surfaced.
It was soon revealed that toward the end of the Battle of Ravenfell, Balthazar nearly killed both Adam and Valerian.
That revelation made the entire situation quite… complicated.
Following the new information that had come to light during the Dark King's public hearing, many people found it difficult to place the blame squarely on either side.
At the time, Balthazar had believed Adam to be the true culprit behind the Battle of Ravenfell. In his mind, attacking the youth had been an act of justice.
