"I heard reports that something strange and frightening is happening in your lands. It is my duty as an ally t

"I heard reports that something strange and frightening is happening in your lands. It is my duty as an ally to help you, so I gathered my best troops and came to your aid. Alas, we became lost in that sorcerous mist, and then those shadows came out of it... I don't know how long we could have held the line — but then a guiding light glimmered through the mist, and soon you appeared."