The Pontal was celebrating. King Eron's sister, Princess Daerina, turned seventeen years old and three days of parties were announced to celebrate her birthday. Lords and knights from all three allied kingdoms - Handar, Irdia and Atheayurid - competed in a series of tournaments on her behalf. It would not be long before the king chose a man to marry his sister and everyone was aware that he would choose a worthy man - a noble and courageous warrior, able to protect her. Marrying the princess was more than having a beautiful young woman as a wife, it was also becoming one of the most powerful men in Handar, her own dowry was the Duchy of Oudurean and her weight in gold. Even some senators from the Continental City who, just like their city, remained neutral in the war between Handar and Sel
