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THE RED STOICHI TRIBE.
IN THE CASTLE OF THE TAL DANE; THE FIRE THRONE ROOM.

"Word has been received, my liege." Ursa, the special advisor to the Tal Dane bowed the second he was granted entrance into the Fire Throne room.

"What news do you have for me, Ursa?" The Tal Dane motioned for Ursa to stand erect and take a seat.

"Perhaps, this is best discussed in private." He suggested, looking over to Eren and Metsumi, the Tal Dane's twin children.

"Metsumi dear, please order the guards to close the doors and stand outside on your way out." He ordered his daughter.

Metsumi shot up from her chair and cartwheeled all the way to the door. She had no in interest political affairs, she always thought of it as the work of the Tal Dane, his council, and her miserable brother, Eren, who seemed to have so much to learn.

They'd both turned twenty-two on the fourth month of the year. Being the first born son of the Tal Dane, he was to take over the Throne of Fire after his father had ruled for two hundred years. Every Tal Dane ruled for exactly two hundred years before relinquishing the throne which would be succeeded by their heir.

Eren was the first and only son of his father, Zeldrius, and he was learning and preparing to take over the Throne of Fire in less than fifty years.

He had so much to learn and so little time to acquire all that knowledge. Most Tal Danes before him had over a hundred years to learn about the ways of the Red Stoichi Tribe from their fathers. Eren had less than fifty. This was because the heir was not allowed to partake in the affairs and decision making of the Tribe until he'd turned twenty. Zeldrius had his twin children at a very late age, over twenty years after he succeeded his father and became the Tal Dane.

His wife Berileth, died during child birth. It was rumoured that the combination of the two Dakyrian children who turned out to be gifted with an affinity for fire was too much for her bear. Some rumoured having the two identical Dakyres was a bad Omen, and her being the bearer of such doom, she had to give her life to diminish the severity of the Ketsu Prophecy.

Suffering from the circumstances surrounding his birth and the amount of responsibility he had to take up, Eren had started to train harder to live up to the protégé he was perceived to be because of how powerful his father was.

Metsumi on the other hand, despite not having a mother never really cared. She was surrounded by maids who attended to her every need. She generally lived her best life whilst waiting for the fire warrior suitors who would come for her when she was flamed yellow for marriage.

The guards immediately obeyed, closing the flame doors after she'd cartwheeled out of the Throne room. She had a bubbly personality but was too quick to punish anyone who dared displeased, or disobeyed her. She was greatly feared and infamously known as The Blue Hellbringer across the tribe, because she was the only one apart from her dead mother who could wield blue flame all over the realm.

Zeldrius was particularly proud of her because of this, he was proud of the both of his children.

"Word came from the westerners, my liege." Ursa started the second the doors shut.

"What did they say? What do our friendly Westies want from us this time."

"They're planning to execute another raid this year. From the time frame given to us it is set to happen during the peak of Dwokaan. Wheels have already been set in motion."

There was a moment of brief silence in the room. Zeldrius knew exactly what happens during these raids and the repercussions of not setting things right for the westerners.