The Black Falcons Order #7: The siege of Khazdunthor, chapter 1 - The southern invasion

The Siege of Khazdunthor stands as the bloodied threshold between peace and legacy in Avaloria’s chronicles. Planned secretly by the southern triad of Kharoveth, Rodiana, and Garlanda, the invasion was born not from vengeance, but ambition. Kharoveth's monarch sought Avaloria's wealth of natural resources, but lacking a naval route, the invaders should best the mountainous pass of Khazdunthor. No warnings were sent. No flags were lowered. The attack should have shattered the realm. But fate whispered through fire. An Oracle of the Purple Peacocks, foresaw the strike two days prior. The Oracle Tower resonated with her cries, and the Avalorian army began its rapid mobilization. Every second counted. At the eye of this storm stood the Black Falcons Order. Every warrior deployed. Their Blades shimmered like silent oaths. Positioned outside the stone walls and within them, they formed the first line of defense. No retreat. No delay. The attack had begun, and Avaloria had chosen defiance.