After years of war and unrest, Payne had secured peace talks with the hill kingdom's greatest enemy. Now he just had to actually make peace the neighboring group.

The normally calm and collected man was a mess. Demanding that everything for the talk went perfectly. As the days ticked by until the arrival of the enemy kingdom's diplomat Payne became higher strung. His heart was beating loudly in his throat as a carriage covered in their banners came to a stop outside of the castle.