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===War breaks out===

In the year 600, war began;<ref>{{Cite|The Dolhr Empire confronts Archanea and begins an invasion. Start of the War of Shadows.|Perfect ending timeline|Mystery of the Emblem}}</ref> the armies of Dolhr, Grust, and Macedon made much progress on their respective fronts. By 602, Dolhr had reached Millennium Court, the capital of [[Archanea (country)|Archanea]], and began a siege on the castle<ref>{{Cite|The Dolhr Empire's troops led by Medeus lay siege to Millennium Court.|Perfect ending timeline|Mystery of the Emblem}}</ref> which, along with an intervention from [[Camus]] of Grust's [[Sable Order]], resulted in it's occupation and the capture of Princess [[Nyna]] and a group of Archanean Knights.<ref>Events of [[Fall of the Palace]], {{FEBS}}</ref> Camus was placed in control of occupied Archanea and Nyna was considered to be in his custody; members of the Archanean royal family began to be exterminated, but Camus' authority saved Nyna from execution.<ref>{{Cite|'''Nyna:''' When the Dolhr-Grust allied forces seized control of Archanea, the entire royal family was killed, save me. I was given into Grust’s custody—the custody of the Sable Order, to be more specific. I am told Dolhr wished for my execution—and with it the end of the holy lineage of House Archanea—and Grust was willing to comply.<br>'''Marth:''' But you are not dead.<br>'''Nyna:''' That is right. I was not put to the sword. The Sable Order's captain came to my defense. His name...was Camus.|[[Nyna]] and [[Marth]] in [[Camus the Sable|Chapter 20]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref><ref name="beginning">{{Cite|Two years have passed since the millennial palace was seized by Grust's Camus the Sable. Emperor Medeus of Dolhr ordered Camus to take full control of the palace. However Camus defied his orders, by continuing to shelter Princess Nyna. As time passed, Medeus lost his patience with Camus and ordered his men to take Nyna captive.|Opening narration of [[The Beginning]] bonus episode|New Mystery of the Emblem}}</ref>

Also in 602, King [[Cornelius]] of Altea took the [[Falchion (Archanea)|Falchion]] and marched to confront Grust alongside the armies of Altea and Gra, leaving at home his family and a garrison of Gra soldiers.<ref>{{Cite|It fell upon the king of Altea, sole descendant of the dragon-slayer hero, to sally forth with the divine blade and fulfill his blood destiny. His son, Prince Marth, remained at home with the boy's mother, his elder sister, and a garrison manned by Altea's neighbor and ally, Gra.|Opening narration of [[Prologue I]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Upon confronting Grust, the Gra army attacked the Altean force, annihilating the Altean army and taking the Falchion.<ref>{{Cite|My condolences, sire. The king died valiantly on the fields of Gra. The traitors took from him the divine blade Falchion and gave no quarter to those of our soldiers who remained...|[[Cain]] in [[Prologue III]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> At the same time, the Gra garrison began to attack those within the castle. Princess [[Elice]] stayed within the castle to buy time for Marth to escape alongside a retinue of knights and a court advisor.<ref>{{Cite|Stop! Sire, consider for a moment why the princess would go so far as to lie to you to ensure your escape. Your sister knows that you are the future of Altea—nay the whole land!|[[Malledus]] to [[Marth]] in [[Prologue III]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Marth and co. were pursued by Jiol,<ref>{{cite|Listen, men. Your target is the prince. Find the prince of Altea and bring me his head served on a shield!|[[Jiol]] in [[Prologue IV]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> but manage to escape by boat to [[Talys]]<ref>{{Cite|From here, we will cross out of Altea and begin our escape to Talys. I trust you are prepared? [...] I've arranged for a boat to take us from the northeast shore.|[[Malledus]] in [[Prologue IV]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> when [[Frey]], one of the Altean knights, served as a decoy.<ref>{{cite|You took that wound when Prince Marth, still a child, was forced to escape Altea Castle... In the jaws of death, surrounded by enemies, you alone became a decoy, in order to protect Prince Marth...|[[Kris]] in <choose><option>his</option><option>hers</option></choose> and [[Frey]]'s [[Frey/Conversations#Third conversation|third conversation]]|New Mystery of the Emblem}}</ref> The King of Talys, [[Mostyn]], harbored Marth in the country's east fortress.<ref>{{Cite|Talys was a small border kingdom, with no grand order of knights to boast of, but its king selflessly gave Marth use of the isle's eastern fortress|Opening narration of [[Marth Embarks|Chapter 1]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref>