A few days ago, when Willson was captured and tortured by Onalenna and Ivy in the capital city of Eldoria, he did not break. Despite their harsh methods, he never spoke a word about Prince Max, the man who had sent him. He endured it all, loyal to the very end. But loyalty rarely repays itself in gold.
When the chaos died down, and Eldoria's knights of the Magical Integrity assessed the damage, the bill was swift and merciless: 100 gold coins, a fee for the reparations of buildings damaged when Willson unleashed his strong spell within the city limits. That kind of magical outburst, especially by a foreigner, was considered a direct breach of interkingdom law.
The demand was soon sent to Zephandria, at present where Prince Max sat in the family's dining hall when the scroll was brought to him. He glanced at the ornate Eldorian seal on the envelope, scowled, and tore the parchment apart without a second thought.
