So, I will gladly oblige. x)
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Ivian recoiled from the book, as though he had been stung. "What is this?" he demanded, looking up at the council gathered around him in the tent. A dozen pairs of steady eyes met his from around the table, candlelight flickering in their gazes. But no one ventured a reply.
"What is this?" the prince asked again, giving the book a slight shove into the middle of the table. "My father-in-law leaves me in charge of the army for two weeks, and this is the time you choose to present such a delicate item?"
"Ivian," said the man to his right, laying his hand on his shoulder in a warning gesture. "Hear them out before you jump to conclusions, not one soldier in this army would seek to create disunity."
The young man let out a sigh. "You're right. Please, will someone not explain?"
"I will speak," said a middle aged soldier on the far side of the table. "The prophesies recorded herein specifically indicated that this book would be found on a certain date. My daughter came across the book hidden in an abandoned basement on that very day. The writings also indicate the exact political scenario which we see before us today. There were even instructions on the precise time to share this with our leaders. We would have given it to King Arlion, you have my word. But inscribed within the prophesy itself were instructions to give it to the prince, and that's you."
Ivian swallowed apprehensively. "And what does the prophesy say we must do?" he asked.
"It's not so clear as that, you'll have to read it for yourself. But it warns us that attack is coming in a manner we least expect, for which we are not prepared. We're prepared for the rebel armies, yes, but something much worse will soon be loosed against us. And now rumor has it that Orchrilla has had dealings with the Bluewood..."
The legends concerning the Bluewood were sinister and dark, no one heard its name without a slight chill running down their spine.
"I alone of you have entered this forest," said another young man, Kywen. "When I was a child I travelled through it, and came out alive. I traveled with my sister and your wife, Ivian. And combining the rumors with the prophesy with what I saw therein... I think I can deduce what kind of darkness our enemies plan to bring down upon us."
