They discovered the culprit was Tadric, court mage and loyal servant of the royal family. Together, they returned to Voeburt and sought to identify the culprit behind the mysterious transformations that continued unabated in Branden's absence. Though she would make a full recovery, Branden was nevertheless stripped of his knighthood and cast out.ĭuring his travels, Branden befriended Ardbert and his companions- Lamitt, Renda-Rae, Nyelbert and Cylva.
Branden served as the princess's bodyguard until he failed in his duty to protect her during one of her many 'investigations'. As a young recruit, Branden caught the eye of the princess Sauldia, who handpicked him to serve as her protector as she embarked on an investigation into a series of mysterious incidents in which innocent souls were irrevocably transformed into malformed beasts.