When Magisteria declared war on the Cult, historians would later mark this as the first domino that pushed other kingdoms to follow. The second major declaration came from Andhratha Kingdom, its king publicly joining the conflict.
This meant nearly half of humankind now stood united against the Cult. Cassian couldn't fathom where the Cult would find enough forces to withstand such opposition, with every territory surrounding the Ancient Forest preparing to descend upon them.
Yet the Ancient Forest also bordered lands belonging to other species - territories about which Cassian knew nothing. Humans hadn't made contact with these beings for over two thousand years; such interaction had been strictly forbidden since ancient times.
