• Chapter 9 - A Royal Dilemma With King Klaus on his deathbed stricken with fever, Prince Krouffer's troubles were just beginning. So sudden was his great father's illness that the king had yet to decide which of his sons would succeed him.
• Krouffer's eldest brother Banfig was a talented warrior and military strategist, but was also a gentle soul with no desire for war or power. Leadership would not suit him.
  His younger brother Kite had his father's wisdom, and was able to remain cool and calculating no matter the situation. However, that was precisely why the knights regarded him as too cold-hearted.
• Unlike his brothers, Krouffer lacked a Crest and thus the strength befitting a member of the royal family. So he had never seriously considered challenging either of his brothers for the throne. However, the thought of one of his brothers dying in a struggle for succession was almost more than he could bear.
• ...One day, Klaus's sister Morianne found a note supposedly written by her brother. It said simply, "He who is most beloved by the people shall have the throne" in what was unmistakably Klaus's handwriting. This brief note would become the impetus for a tragic and bloody war of succession.
• ...When the fighting was done, the knights split into three factions, each supporting a different prince. The knights of Faerghus sided with Banfig, Mach with Krouffer, and Leicester with Kite. They agreed to divide the kingdom itself into three as well.
• ...She despaired that her scheme had failed. Her plan to install her preferred Prince Kite as king was disrupted by one so banal as Krouffer. Now after innumerable casualties, the three brothers were putting down their weapons...
  (This appears to be a novel retelling part of Faerghus's history.)