A Call for Justice

The Queen causes controversy with her All Race League ban and before anyone can react she hits Tenglan with an even more shocking law as she decrees a ban on all women from joining the Royal Guard or becoming Imperial Balters.   The law would have faced serious public backlash if not for the crowning of the unpopular King, Johan Ganay on the same day as her decree.   Her law is swept under the proverbial table for a time as people riot the street over Johan's coronation. Once awareness of the law becomes common knowledge, the true implications spread through Tenglan like a fire through a flock of sheep - Female Balters stripped of their position, forced to become trainers, and existing female Royal Guard demoted to the city watch creates consternation and shouts of injustice from all corners of the Kingdom.   One of The Queen's most trusted Royal Guards, Kylene Reissus, refuses to accept the new order and escapes Imperias City to hide from her majesty's wrath. Kylene builds an army on the outskirts of Imperias City, but nobody knows her plans.

The Queen ignores the protests and provides no justification for her mystifying actions apart from hinting at a danger approaching Lendor and an assertion that all her decisions are based on the safety of all Lendorians.   How limiting women's choices increases our safety is a debate for another day.