"The thing I am sworn to retrieve is held by a young mortal woman who is the ruler of a settlement to the south of here. It's not even really a settlement, more of a refugee camp, filled with the survivors of the collapse of the last kingdoms on this continent. And their children. The Enemy hasn't attacked it yet, perhaps because it's not worth his time, perhaps because he expects me to do it. I have asked her to give back the thing I am sworn to retrieve. She has told me to come and get it. We have an army. We are going to do that."