The transmission of information is exceptionally difficult.
When the great fire of Longwind Fortress broke out, the two dukes in the royal capital were still focused on maintaining order there. As the Duke of the East and Prince Edmund gathered their forces to attack the border lands of the Plains of the Holy Spirits, the leaders of St. Soniel received no news at all. It was only when the gryphon messenger, who broke through from the border risking life and limb, flew into the royal capital that the massive change affecting the future of the kingdoms truly presented itself before the leaders in Silver Castle—but even at this moment, they were unaware that the southern borders were simultaneously undergoing a change that would impact the future of the kingdoms even more.
However, the distant southern borders and the royal capital were not without connections—in the city of St. Soniel, just outside Silver Castle, agents from the Cecil Clan lay dormant.
