In June of the 358th year of the Pendor Calendar, the Fieltzwe people launched a surprise attack on Raven City, the capital of the Raven Kingdom.
'Stalwart Shield' Hakon, lord of Iron Oak Fortress, appeared in Raven City's bay with a massive fleet and quickly landed forces at both ends of Raven City.
The landed pirates, smugglers, and mercenaries numbered nearly three thousand in total.
Hakon himself landed north of Raven City with several hundred men, holding the northern bridgehead and preparing to block reinforcements from western Raven Territory.
Meanwhile, 'Iron Gall' Haraven, lord of Fieltzwe's Ansen Fortress, along with 'Fatty' Horosga, the newly appointed lord of Misty Marsh Fortress, landed at Olin Town south of Raven City with an army of over two thousand and charged directly toward Raven City.
Raven City had only six hundred isolated troops, all second-line forces. With the king and important lords all absent, they could only struggle to hold on against a Fieltzwe attack four times their number.
Fortunately, Queen Ursula of Longsong Port set aside past grievances and sent the Falcon Knight Order to tie down the Fieltzwe people, preventing Raven City from falling quickly.
The Fieltzwe people appeared to be in a favorable position, but when King Vidis received the news, he flew into a rage.
"Who the hell ordered Hakon and Haraven to attack Raven Territory?! The Raven people are our allies now! And... our ships can't even enter Lion Lake's inland sea. Where did Hakon get warships?!"
King Vidis anxiously rubbed his bald scalp and paced back and forth through the camp.
"According to Hakon's report, Ursula provided him with twenty medium and large warships. Those ships originally belonged to the Raven people—this is actually a pretty good deal. With those twenty warships, we could completely control Lion Lake's