But this was probably the hardest time for the four kingdoms to not fall apart—not because of circumstances within them, but because of the situation in the Eastern Expanse Reach.
This situation—if you could call an ongoing war that—began a few days ago, when the Vardish fleet appeared near Eastern Expanse Reach's shores, all according to the prophecy.
Forewarned, the teams of dragon riders carrying loads of oil-soaked wood flew toward the ships to set them on fire. It was, as I was told, not a quick skirmish, but a prolonged and a dangerous battle.
For a start, there were more Vardish ships than expected—an entire hundred. Some of them were small, but most had at least two decks: they towered above the water like entire mountains, to the astonishment of the bees who sent me these reports.
