Chapter 158: Chapter XXXI: Espionage [5]

The sunlight shone brightly as it pierced through the windows of Walruse Castle, landing upon the carpet beneath that adorned the marbled floor of the audience hall. Already accustomed to the throne once sat upon by the man who founded a dynasty that would endure for generations to come, Velmund contemplated the contents of the ragged parchment on his hand. Earlier that morning, a heavy messenger hawk– a carrier that had the capacity to bear the burden of a normal sheet of parchment– perched upon the Raven's Nest, bearing an epistle of great importance in its hind limb. Once the lord of Regalia unfolded the parchment, it revealed the content which were as followed:

To my dearest childhood friend,