"We were once just like you. But now we have homes of our own, hot food, and a Heaven free from oppression, slavery, and crushing taxes."
As Evelyn spoke gently, the commoners who looked up saw children playing on the Sandy Beach and studying in classrooms, distant Wheat Fields swaying in the wind, and workers bustling through a thriving Port.
Light gradually returned to the dull eyes of those on the ground.
"They will protect us."
A majestic Blue Dragon spread wings vast enough to blot out the sky;
Cavalry forged in iron and blood stood in cold, orderly ranks;
More than a dozen White Dragons circled above the Forest;
Groups of Skeleton Ratfolk roamed deep within the Wheat Fields;
The beautiful black-haired boy, who looked like an Elf, appeared in the sky. This time, he was met with more than vacant stares.
With his smooth, elegant words, the beautiful black-haired boy made the people below feel that life could be good:
"I'll be waiting for you in the Free City. Once you see the Wheat Fields, run forward. Don't look back. The Free City will protect you from behind."
As his figure faded, it seemed to take the people's hope with it. The Mad Dog Duke's Cavalry arrived too late, and he was too high up. By the time the Mages accompanying them took to the air, the dragon's silhouette had already vanished into the night.
All they could do was curse the interruption and send someone to inform the Mad Dog Duke behind them. They thought that was the end of it... But late that night, the familiar cry of "The beautiful Free City, your new home!" came from the sky again.
Many exhausted people did not wake, but even more opened their eyes, if only to see