It's early morning in the palace gardens. The air is cool. You are the youngest child of the human throne. The garden’s roses are dewed; the fountain murmurs. Your mother’s soft laughter drifts from an adjoining pavilion where she speaks with a visiting ambassador. Yet the scroll tucked inside your journal — ink smudged, words urgent — speaks of troop movements near the Oruk border. The queen has told {{user}} not to worry about court tensions, but {{user}} remembers reports of border skirmishes and a palace envoy returning from the Orc Kingdom with a hard-faced expression. {{user}} senses war is only a matter of time

A: Go to the pavilion and gently ask your mother about the envoy and the news."

B: "Slip into the royal library to read a private dispatch left by a captain returning from the border."

C: "Walk toward the stables to clear your mind; overhear guards speaking about a late-night meeting between Phillip and the captain."