Looking at the indifferent captain of the Knight Order, the deputy officer couldn't help but step forward, his armor making a clashing sound.
"Your Excellency! You know those nobles in the Holy Light Council are all spineless! In their eyes, there is no kingdom, only their own small patch of land! The Campbell people from the south are watching us like hawks, and once we withdraw from here, they'll immediately come together!"
"I suspect there's a traitor in our court; this is practically handing over half the kingdom! I don't understand why our Majesty would—"
"Enough!"
A sharp "clang" interrupted the deputy officer's angry tirade as Heigmer sheathed his sword and turned to stare intensely at his deputy officer.
The air temperature dropped to freezing.
The deputy officer also widened his eyes, staring at his superior, momentarily lost for words.
