Some Knights laughed at this, and some others, who had seem the Aranians, were quick to point out that what the Aranians lacked in equipment, they would make up for in numbers.
Rider Barton continued, “As far as we have been able to establish, the reason they are here is because the troops that belong to Prince Denori want to root out the ones belonging to Prince Nayek who are in the city.”
“So we are just caught in the middle?” a Senior Knight said.
“Yes, and no. Because the men loyal to both princes have had contact with our noble houses and many of our nobles are deeply involved with this struggle. And before anyone thinks that the simple solution would be to get rid of all of the nobles: these are the people who still hold the knowledge and technology to work with icefire, and who s
