Chapter 74 - Dwarf Behind the Door
Tave stepped out of the house just moments after their father had departed, and after Lily had headed off to attend matters at the Knight Academy. The midday air felt sharper than usual, like the world itself was bracing for something.
There was something important he needed to do. Something that couldn’t wait, no matter how scattered and chaotic his thoughts had become. His mind felt like a storm, with waves of realization crashing one after another.
First, the delay of the forest elves of Vensalor. Allegedly due to heightened monster activity in the sea.
Second, the disturbing possibility that demons were already beginning to stir within the Dissidia Kingdom.
Third, the arrival of Princess Baneth in Deadbay City.
Each of these events, on their own, might have seemed like separate concerns. But not to Tave. Not now.
It all felt connected. Interwoven in a way that made the truth impossible to ignore.
A war was coming.
He paused on the path, his breath catching. No... calling it a "war" didn’t feel right anymore.
Because the Dissidia Kingdom wasn’t going to fight the demons. There would be no back-and-forth. No grand standoff of armies. They weren’t prepared, not even close. The demons were just too strong. Far too strong.
Even in the original story, the fall of Dissidia wasn’t a drawn-out campaign. It was annihilation.