Time flies, and the stars shift in the sky.
Eight years have howled by in the monsoon winds of the Sel Wilderness. Trade routes are repeatedly washed clean by the rainy season, then cracked under the scorching sun. The Border Area has been assaulted several times by cold waves from the south, with frost slicing through the land like knives, making the permafrost even harder.
Meanwhile, the Lotheren Kingdom in the south is undergoing a major upheaval, with undercurrents surging.
As the core of the Southern Nations Federation, the royal court of the Lotheren Kingdom is resplendent. Marble columns are entwined with gilded vine patterns, and crystal chandeliers refract gemstone-like brilliance.
Amid this luxurious hall, the young Dragon Gordon enjoys a life far more privileged than ordinary princes and nobles.
