She gestured toward the eastern territories bathed in golden light. "The Sunward Territories are controlled by the light elves under Queen Seraphina Goldleaf. They believe themselves to be the righteous inheritors of the original kingdom and view dark elves as corrupted beings who must be purified or eliminated."
Her hand shifted to indicate the darker western regions. "The Shadowvale Dominion is ruled by Lord Regent Darian Nightshade in place of their missing king. They seek total domination over the entire kingdom and consider light elves to be inferior beings suitable only for enslavement."
Noah absorbed this information with a growing understanding of why Lola seemed so concerned about their new location.
"So we're literally positioned between two warring factions who hate each other," he summarised grimly.
