The four-wheeled carriage sped along the road. Major Lanco Boyle, the special envoy of the southern front of the Allied Army, sat inside, oblivious to the situation outside.
Except for a small window opened at the top for ventilation and light, all other windows of the carriage were boarded up, with even the gaps sealed with strips of cloth.
In the battle of River Valley Village, the Red Rose not only lost the infantry main force of the Fifth and Sixth Legions but also the cavalry unit they had painstakingly rebuilt.
In the Kingdom of Galloping Horses, with vast lands sparsely populated, settlements were often far apart.
To lose the cavalry meant losing control over the vast plains outside the fortifications.
So Major Lanco Boyle's party was discovered by rebel scouts before they even passed Birch Fort and intercepted by rebel cavalry as soon as they entered Westwood Province.
