Thanks to the extended peace treaty, we were now free to go to Oslinna. When we got back to Förening, we could set up another a team and head out the next day. This time, Wila volunteered to go.

I would go, whether anyone liked it or not, but I didn’t say that during the car ride. I didn’t have the strength to argue.

The hardest part would be convincing other Markis and Marksinna to join the fight. Loki had thought the only things stronger than the hobgoblins were our abilities, so the ones best equipped for a fight against them would be the higher Tryle.

Wila said that we shouldn’t tel the other Tryle what I had exchanged to get our new peace treaty. They would revolt if they thought I’d risked the kingdom. I would tel them that I had seen Oren and extended the treaty by offering to go with him voluntarily in six months.

The Tryle stil wouldn’t like that, but they would feel much better if they only lost me. In the meantime, we would raly them for a fight against the Vittra and hope that it worked when it came time for war.

We al had a mission when we got back to Förening. Wila was to start working on the Markis and Marksinna. They al seemed to like her, and she might be able to convince some of them to fight with us. She’d also been working on her own abilities, and she could work on training those that had let their abilities atrophy.

Finn would work with his father and the trackers to build up the army. He even grudgingly agreed to enlist Loki to help him. Loki was physicaly as strong as a hobgoblin, so at the very least the trackers could practice fighting him and get an idea of what that kind of strength could do.

Tove had to figure out who to appoint as temporary Chancelor until an election could be held. He’d volunteered to take care of the Chancelor position because he felt responsible for sending our old Chancelor to die. I assured him that it wasn’t his fault, but he wanted to take care of it anyway.

And I had what sounded like the easiest job but felt like the most impossible. I had to find a way to kil the King.

When we got back to the palace, there was a flurry of defense meetings going on. Tove had purposely not told anyone that I had left with Loki out of fear of starting a panic, but I caled a meeting as soon as we were back to let them al know.