Kalkara (KTN) — Along the mountainous border that demarcates Hystaiga and Valkyria, the military bases nearby have been placed on high alert in both states. Military personnel in both Hystaiga and Valkyria are awaiting orders from their commanding officers, expecting the word of war to be uttered anytime soon. Civilian population centres on both sides of the border have been advised to take precautionary measures in the event that they may have to move out. For the first time in five years, the people of Valkyria may fight in another war. However, this time the war is far more closer to home than the 2014 war with Sporaltryus. This time, the state that Valkyria may go to war with is one that shares a border with it. If a conflict arises, the geopolitical consequences may very well be far greater to the country than the Great War of 2014.

For Valkyria, the state had underwent annual reductions to the military budget while Margaret Harrison was the chancellor, but the country's military technology and doctrine is up-to-date compared to Hystaiga. Following a policy of isolationism for more than half a century, the Hystaigan military has not seen conflict since the 1950s war with the Valkyrian Empire, when Marshall Fallen had ruled over the predecessor state of Valkyria as dictator. It is unclear as to whether the Hystaigan Defence Force will be able to stand on even footing against the Valkyrian Defence Forces.

Thus far, international reaction to the prospect of war between the two states has been quiet, even while both Hystaiga and Valkyria are members of the World Forum. Both Valkyrian Chancellor Stella Kaufman and Hystaigan Supreme Voice Blisse Starke have made appeals to other nations to support them. However, other nations still have not decided who they will support in the event that war breaks out.