“Once upon a time. . .”
Sir Roland laughed when I looked bemused to hear it used so literally.
“It may as well be a fairytale, Essa. Silvaria had been a land of tribes for many ages before the coming of Christianity; but after its coming, outsiders began to flood Silviara, intent on conquering her people. This set the disorganized peoples in a turmoil, and the first thought was of war.”