Faced with Huggesen's retort, Lady Triss, renowned for her wisdom, who is the most outstanding theologian and an exceptionally remarkable historian on the continent, found herself momentarily at a loss for words.
Well, Huggesen could indeed withdraw the troops, but what would be the consequences?
As the chosen of the hunting god, it would be abandoned instantly, becoming the pariah among the Wolf People, while Gehrman Bonebite, who was initiating an epic Waaaagh on the Ligurian Peninsula, would immediately rise to power. The slaughter and conquest conducted by King Bonebite there were already very much to the liking of The Master of Hunting. Should it become the chosen of the hunting god, the awakening cycle of the Evil God would likely be compressed to within a week.
