After the shocking military remonstrance that shook the nation that night, the Empress Amalia Valeria ended her brief yet formidable reign, and the political aftermath she left behind plunged the entire empire into temporary chaos.
Finally, with the joint suppression by Duke Charles and other royal family members, the month-long civil unrest gradually subsided. As the people's war-weariness grew, the war-mongering Valeria Empire entered a rare period of recuperation.
However, danger always arises from tranquility. Although the Valeria Empire intended to cease hostilities, the seeds of hatred between the two nations had long been deeply buried. Even if one side stops, it will be futile. During the empire's truce, the military actions of the Kingdom of Velvys were quietly brewing, and the dark clouds of war were about to loom over the continent once again.
