[Video; Forward dated to June 1]

[lightbranded]

[A small boy in a battered sheepskin jacket stares solemnly at the video. He pokes at the locket, an expression of mild curiosity on his face, before starting to speak.]

Ah, hullo? Is this thing on? Quite a strange little device. Not quite like anything I remember seeing before, I think.

[Will blinks, and smiles a little foolishly.]

But then I’m getting off topic. I've only just arrived here, you see. And I thought it would be terribly rude if I didn't introduce myself.  I am Will Stanton.

I don't suppose anyone would be willing to explain a bit more of what's happening? I've heard something about a war, but it all seems terribly confusing.

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[knightspirit]

I can try. [ Not that he think it'll help much, since he still feels like he just settling in after two months, but that's better than nothing. ] What do you want to know?

[lightbranded]

Do you know when or why it started?

[knightspirit]

Apparently, it's been going on for centuries. I couldn't tell you why it originally started, but the Seelie will tell you they're fighting to contain chaos, and the Unseelie will tell you they're fighting for freedom. Other than that, nobody seems to know much.

[lightbranded]

It all sounds terribly complicated. [War was always complicated of course. Will had seen enough to know that. But all the same he couldn't help but wish that it could be different, just once.]

Have you seen any battles?

[knightspirit]

I've had to deal with some of the wildlife here, but not any people. Others have, though. Just recently they sent out teams to steal an artifact from the other side, whether you liked it or not.

[lightbranded]

An artifact? Do you know what it was?

[knightspirit]

I'm not really sure what the Unseelie ended up taking, but the Seelie got sent out to take back some ancient sword. Seemed like a waste of time to me, but I guess they both must be pretty powerful if they were willing to infiltrate the enemy castles for them.

[lightbranded]

[Will couldn't help but be interested in this. He had only just completed a quest for an ancient sword, himself.]

Did the sword have a name?

[knightspirit]

It was called the Dara.

[lightbranded]

And why was it important?

[knightspirit]

Couldn't say. They never said what kind of powers it has, if any. The team that retrieved it might know a little more than I do, though.

[lightbranded]

Who was that?