After a brief moment of silence, Prince Hydrus, now rid of the presence of Dardanos, suddenly found his previous suave and heart returned. It was if the suffocating darkness from before was the fragment of a bad dream, a figment of his imagination readily forgotten. He<span style="font-style: italic">Tsk</span>ed.<span style="color: #00BFFF">"Well. With that little deviation off topic, at least we know the guy's not so confident as all that. Men like him would rather demonstrate total dominance than try to give us incentive to turn. Those are good news."</span>He addressed the rest of the room.<span style="color: #00BFFF">"I do not know about the rest of you, but I shall call the banners. This day, all of Cordelia shall go to war on Dardanos the Devourer, and take the wrath of the seas with them."</span>He nodded at Queen Eira, as if to confirm. In this meeting, he had all the authority of a Prince Regent. There could no longer be any doubt. This had just turned into a war for survival.<br/><br/><div><hr style="height:2px; width:100%; border:0; color: white;background:white;"/></div><br/><br/>King Axel scoffed as Dardanos left the room. Hearing Prince Hydrus' breaking the somewhat awkward silence, he strode back to his chair and sat down. He took a wineskin from his belt and downed its contents in one big gulp. While controlled, his fury was palpable. His blood was literally boiling, giving his armour a reddish glow. Somehow, the chair on which he sat remained unaffected.<span style="color: #FF0000">"Cordelia will not be the only one. Let the volcano farmers of the Dragonfang Mountains pick up their pikes once more.And the camel riders of the Dune Sea shall muster as well. And every dragon, highborne and broodling, shall take to the skies in anger. For the first time in centuries, Pyralis shall enter total war."</span>He took a deep breath, then let out a howl. All glass in sight shattered, and the very room they were in shook from the force of it, but no sounds could be heard by human ears. This was a dragoncall, and could be heard only by Axel's draconic kin. But King Axel knew that the call would be heard to the furthest reaches of Pyralis. War had just been declared.