[I'm the last of a royal family from an ancient kingdom. I was to gather the remnants of my people and start anew, but misfortune befell me and I became caught in this war. Please take up the crown in my place.] Accepting the man's request, Nelcheska became a makeshift monarch. The ruse pained her heart at first, but she came to think it was the will of the gods. With endless effort, she built a castle in the hinterlands to give a home to the people without a nation.