After rescuing the fairies from the orkish raiding party and returning to the fort, Drake was summoned by the winged queen. Upon meeting her with her escorts, the queen was grateful to him and the empire for saving her people.She would go on to request that the young warrior would return to what remained of their home, to retrieve a ceremonial gift for empress Ragnhild. Drake was worried that the gift was destroyed by the fires, but the fairy-queen reassured him that it was protected by ward spells that were still active.

Drake would except this task and be accompanied by one of...