Thornstorm’s lips pursed. “And why do you think we’re at war? Because we don’t want to find out. With each death of a powerful mortal in the kingdoms—especially a royal firstborn or Royal Head—Tahar or Mulawith weaken depending on the energy of the person snuffed. When the Prim Prince was assassinated years ago, the Dark Empire felt that loss. Mulawith’s Morality Cavity vanished, the balance between the two realms thrown askew. Just recently, every royal of the Power Kingdom was annihilated, marking the disappearance of the Courage Cavity… and Emperor Mialo has grown desperate because of it.”
So everything was so much more important than we could have imagined.
