The nobles dispatched their troops one after another, clearing the way.
As the ranks continued to swell, Mathew Bade initiated his own war for kingship.
The early spring sunshine was so bright and captivating, with the chirping of birds and fragrant flowers a common sight in the field. The snow began to melt, heralding another spring, as Mathew Bade led all his forces into the wild.
Along the way, those line upon line of Knight's Castles either sent out knights to join his ranks or shut their gates and did not emerge. With the Northern Knight Path army suffering heavy losses, no knightly nobility dared to venture out for a field battle against this grand army.
Mathew Bade did not attack these castles but passed by because he ultimately desired to become King rather than destroy the Kingdom.
