While Jocelynn and Nyrielle enjoyed their picnic beside the mural of Blackwell Harbor, Serle Otker was receiving a very different introduction to the Vale of Mists.
One of the Blackwell Templars had acted as his 'personal escort' for their journey from Lothian Manor to the Vale of Mists, and while there were no shackles on Serle's wrists, the sandy-haired Templar had made it very clear that the Baron of Otker was far from a respected guest.
When they reached Vale City, Serle had been working hard to prepare himself for months spent suffering in a village of squalid, primitive huts among the demon savages until the High Pass opened and he could begin his proper exile as a 'Lord Ambassador' to the High Lady Erna.
What he saw in Vale City, however, defied all of his expectations.
