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So much has happened in such a short amount of time. First, the Chaos Beasts briefly attacked and were repelled. Next, there was the still-unexplained invasion upon Sacrira Neuvi (New Sacrira in the Sacriran language) that was conducted by not only the Betans, but also some other races (whose allegiance was yet to be determined). And then, one of the more critical events (as much as Adarani wished to place the well-being of mortals as her top priority), was the sudden deaths of multiple deities, some of which ignited the extinction of a few mortal races because of the catastrophe. Of course, there were exceptions, such as the Valkyrie, Orcs, and Klik'kik-t, but most whose deities perished died long with them. That very thought frightened her to the core: with the Pantheon in danger, everyone else's fate was at stake, as well. Granted, this would most likely not effect the already dead by much, though she simply could not ignore the happenings in the Middle Realm.

On the matter of the Sacrirans after the Betan invasion, Her initial fears of the remaining residents' new neighbors not getting along with them were subsided once it was clear the Betan Queen had no intention of acting out of malice towards Sacriran Kind while overseeing politics in Sacrira Neuvi/Betannia. Some of the Sacrirans still living on the islands even went so far as to consider themselves Betannites, as to signify the relatively peaceful merging of the two cultures after matters calmed down.

On top of that, the war between the Sacriran Republic and the Sacriran Federation was brought to a peaceful end once the Eastern Consul's dirty work was exposed to the West Consul. Without anywhere else to go due to his hostile actions, Abnersa pleaded guilty in a Valeish Court for disturbing the peace by attacking Hanryyt in a publicly displayed rage, the Teal Eagles escorting the former Consul to his cell after the sentence was declared. Hanryyt himself managed to knock out Abnersa in their brief battle (Hanryyt using the Bo Staff of Davu to effectively block Abnersa's attacks with his katanna) without any serious wounds or injuries.

The merging of culture between the Valeish and what would later be called the Sacriran Refuge, was another story. Unlike the mix of Sacriran and Betan culture, the Sacriran Refuge had to deal with discrimination on a scale completely unexpected, even from the Betans who still held a grudge over the actions of one Sacriran. Despite the obstacles, the discrimination was gradually lessoning, which was a good sign, indeed. Even though tensions may still be present for the next several generations, they would wind up not as intense as before.

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On a darker note, however, the Intervim who went to intervene in the war between the Aeruman and Alphas had recently gone completely awry. Because of low numbers, they were not supposed to have made themselves seen before engaging in combat. A warning while invisible was fine, but announcing their intents where and when they were open to attack did not strike Adarani as a practical move due to the fact individuals who insist war be waged would inevitably resist. As if that were not enough, that group of intervim was bested so easily, the only explanation would be the mortal race they were briefly facing was created by a being with incredible combat capabilities. As for what that deity is one of, she had no clue.

Of course, she reasoned with herself that she and the rest of the Pantheon would handle this situation with the troublesome newcomer when it came. For now, she had other matters to attend to, among them being the care for the newborn son she gave birth to. It was months since the wedding, which was an event she remembered every detail of. It was a shame Mathias was not there for the delivery, him being busy and all. That in mind, she smiled softly upon seeing her husband arrive to see her at a relatively remote area along a river within the Valley, where she set up a small, simple house so to be closer to him.

The newborn, named Akilleskra, quite truthfully had characteristics of both a Vitaiim and a Valeish, though with stark differences from an actual hybrid. Unlike individuals of Vitaiim blood, Akilleskra's wings (with completely brown colors) can supernaturally vanish when not in use, then reappear for flight. Also, even though Akilleskra has that purple skin the Valeish do, it is barely noticeable and has a reddish shade to it which has the skin come off as pink to people from a distance. As for the hair, it was, oddly enough, naturally brown and black, the two colors forming a striped, zig-zag pattern.

Adarani's smile faltered some at seeing her husband so troubled, and she knew what it was about: the convicted suspect was not the true killer (Adarani did not realize it until too late), meaning the real one was still loose. The lack of activity was rather suspicious. She honestly did not have much to say to Mathias that could possibly make him feel better. Placing Akilleskra in the crib she made (with Loyalty's help), Adarani next walked up to Mathias and smiled gently, hugging Mathias while saying, "I know, and I guess I am at fault for making the wrong assumption about that one suspect when I convicted him guilty. But, whoever the real killer is, we'll eventually find them." After kissing Mathias, she added, "By the way, what do you think of our son, Akilleskra?"

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Meanwhile, Hanryyt Androscaf na Davutite, along with Nala, the twins Daviko and Netsu, the teenaged Razdan and Ruthumtya, the mighty and powerful Joshuntaf (the Templarim who formerly led the Sacriran Security Force and is now leader of the Protection League), and the cautious Hagara, were all present in front of King Telondris. The reasons: to explain a little bit about the Second Sacriran Order and the Protection League, as well as to discuss what was going on in Sacrira Moutar. Nala, Razdan, and Ruthumtya were told it may be best if everyone else did the talking, for now, since they had yet to fluently speak in the Valeish language, and speaking in the common tongue would prove disastrous.

Brother Hanryyt (as his fellow Sacrirans, aside from people close to him, refer to him) was the one to speak in Valeish to the royal court, his expressions and tone in a friendly manner. "Well, your Majesty, first thing's first: looks like the Sacriran War is officially over. With Abnersa out of the way, The vast majority of the Sacriran Republic, including the Western Consul, saw no reason to continue the war due to a combination of losing trust in their former Eastern Consul and the fact their entire war machine began to crumble within weeks."

He chuckled before adding to the subject with, "I would never have guessed Abnersa would become so desperate as to try the impossible by attempting to convince a massive portion of fellow Sacrirans he deemed traitors to begin with to head back to Sacrira Moutar with him. Nearly every refugee knew that fleeing to escape the war would result in Abnersa branding them as "war lover sympathizers", meaning there was no way a significant portion of the Sacriran Refuge here would be convinced by his words, at all. That, added to the fact he was typically precise and calculating with his plans, aside from his anger sometimes getting the best of him, someone had to have coerced him into such a doomed move, which was never easy to do, I assure you. Unless, someone had the right leverage, which there was not exactly much that could have been used as such to begin with. I won't jump to any conclusions, but I believe that is what likely happened."

From there, Hanryyt went on to tell the royal court on the latest happenings with The Second Sacriran Order (the international Society he himself led, its purpose being the achievement of peace through peace, the way Adarani meant for her Sacriran creations to go about it) and the Protection League (led by Joshuntaf, its purpose being to protect civilians in different nations from harm by soldiers and felons alike whom may intend such). This included some mediation between the two nations on a possible reunification under the banner of a Sacriran Union. With everything addressed that needed to be, Hanryyt placed his left hand and his left together, the Bo Staff held between them while the hands remained straight, prior to bowing his head in respect to the entire court before bidding farewell with, "Serenity and Great Harvests to you."