"The kidnapping of young Godric is a great tragedy. One we will never forget. One we will never forgive."
A noble finished his short speech before stepping away from the podium.
It was a well-known fact. Godric Ravenscroft was the great-grandson of the current Grand Duke of House Ravenscroft, one of the Four Great Houses. He was also the great-grandson of House Hightower, another of the Four Great Houses.
His kidnapping was more than the disappearance of a child.
It was a slap in the face of two Great Houses.
And because it happened within the capital itself, it was also a slap in the face of the Imperial Family.
Whoever had done this possessed not only power but an incredible amount of audacity. To act without concern for offending so many powerful forces at once was madness.
Every resource available to the Empire would be dedicated to finding the missing child.
The Empire could not allow such a thing.
Especially not during wartime.
