The second-to-last day of 998 in the Human Empire, Imperial Capital, Grand Council.
In the blink of an eye, several months had passed since Landen awoke in Padmira Palace. Though he had left suddenly at the time, the moment the train started moving, Vili and the other gods had sensed that he was leaving Alivia with Helide's resentment.
With the Source of Magic no longer actively causing trouble, the Magic Tide could become steady and predictable. It could be said that Landen had sacrificed himself to protect Alivia.
In the form of a divine oracle, Vili promptly informed Wendy, Klein, and the others. This not only gave the public an explanation for Landen's long sleep, but also allowed Redbird, Yavenni, Hark, and the others to smoothly take over the affairs of the Gallop Kingdom.
"My lords, in the year 998 that is about to pass, the people of the entire Empire stood united. Not only did we safely weather a Magic Tide rarely seen in human history, we also explored numerous ancient Ruins and helped the Elf civilization escape the beast calamity..."
The emperor delivered his year-end address from the raised platform. The nobles and Legends on either side all wore pleased expressions, grateful that they had safely weathered the Magic Tide over the past year.
"Landen... After His Majesty finishes speaking, are we supposed to shout 'Long live' three times?"
Beside Landen, his father, Hark Gallop, asked in a low voice.
"No, just follow what the other nobles do," Landen replied with a smile.
On this day last year, he had listened to the emperor's speech at the Grand Council alongside King Dusen Whiteowl. Two months ago, the God Emperor had crowned him King of Gallop, giving him the dual titles of King and Khan of Gallop. So today,