"Aurek has finally started to get serious!"
Carl of the Thunder Guild watched the movements of the Doomsday Warriors with equal vigilance.
He understood that by revealing this force now, Aurek intended to steady the Imperial Knights and thereby intimidate the provinces around Eryndor City.
Without the backing of the Ordon Theocracy, such a maneuver was hardly surprising.
"Vice President, many factions are already quietly swallowing up counties and districts. Even if the Thunder Guild waits until the Firstfall Festival, we ought to take action now," a Hero Rank man behind Carl warned at the right moment.
"Otherwise, by the time others finish carving up the table, there may be nothing left for us."
Carl fell into thought.
Indeed, with everyone else already lifting their knives and forks at the feast, if the Thunder Guild remained idle it might not even get a sip of soup.
He finally issued an order.
