Seventh Interlude
And that was how Maelstrom came to be an enemy of the Circle. A 1000 gold coins and the hope that they would be permitted to share power as the lieutenants of the invaders made them betray the realms. They betrayed their brothers and their former allies. They let their own quest for power blind them to the interest of the realm.
The tides of battle waxed and waned. Sometimes the people of the realms seemed to win, sometimes, the invaders. There did not seem to be an end in sight, nor a clue as to where they came for. Or what they wanted- beyond world dominion. There did not appear to be any weakness. And then we had a hint.