After the defeat at Blackpool, King Severn sent warships to ravage the coast of Legault. They are on the hunt for the pretender’s ship. Their orders are to punish the Legaultans and prevent them from creating a safe haven for the pretender. A sizable reward has been offered for the capture of the man masquerading as Eyric Argentine, the lost son of King Eredur. I think it is far more likely that the pretender has sought haven elsewhere. The question is—which of the king’s enemies would shelter him?

—Polidoro Urbino, Court Historian of Kingfountain