The sun was unusually bright, noted Boris, as he sat idly on the deck of the boat to Aleksandria. It was a good day by anyone’s standard, clear and cloudless, with just the right amount of breeze. Sadly, the business he was travelling for was far less pleasant than the bright day outside. He had just returned from a meeting with the Grand King, accompanying his own liege, Marius of Haense. They spoke of the ever-increasing hostilities between Courland and Haense, and how it could be resolved, wh