Rolling Shadows - Chapter 5

The nations of the fauns became free that day. That is how the historians tell it. The truth is slightly more complexed. It of course took years before the manticores were driven from those lands. It is true to say that in those moments it began. The fauns that were first freed, went round and freed the others.
Ku'tay was called hero by the queen of Anier. Yet as she lay convalescing, her arms strapped to the side of the bed so her blistered hands could recover, hero was the last thing she felt like. Many of her army had been killed and the victory had not been her doing. Having been the leader of such a failed battle and living she felt dishonored.
I should perhaps attempt an explanation at this juncture. So let me explain. The Shan'fon, when she cast her spell, intended only to break the control of the Dark Elves that were attaching at that moment. However she was far more powerful than she realized – instead she broke all of the Dark Elves control. The manticores, still aware of what had been done to them, rebelled which gave the fauns their chance.
The age that followed became know as 'The Interregnum'. The empire that the Dark Elves established fell. Peace came the the faun countries. However the peace was short lived. The manticores learned to use the magic power they had been given. They set about building their own empire. However their advance was far less mythological, they left pockets of fauns untouched. They again did their best to fight back, but once more they could not stand for long as the manticores still had the advantage of magic.
I suppose at this point your asking yourself why the Light Elves did nothing to stop this, it was after all their problem. It is a sad truth that evil can have a power good cannot. As an evil being is prepared to do anything to achieve its aims. The Light Elves did make attempts to quash the Dark Elves but many were killed. Then when the manticores became the army of the Dark ones the Light Elves were massively outnumbered.
We now flash forward one thousand eight-hundred and twelve years, the year is 1455, on the Gregorian calendar.