164 A prince can only try

'After waking up, I couldn't find you, so I took a stroll outside to clear my mind. But surprisingly, I found out that King Ameal was rallying his people to wage war against Queen Mavena and King Bor, the Mad King. I am...'

The sentence turned into scribbled nonsense from that point on, as if the writer determined that such a lengthy sentence was no longer pertinent.

'Dear Husband,

I have joined King Ameal's army to wage war against Queen Mavena and King Bor. I expect that we will be at the gates of the Queen's castle before dawn, armed only with my desire for revenge against her and the mad king. I understand that you will be upset upon reading this letter, but I would rather die fighting against a Queen who has directly destroyed my life and her Kingdom, and a man who has been nothing but a cruel psychopath to those who welcomed him, than become bound to a man I do not know and become his puppet for the rest of my life.