Standing toward the back of the gathering, Ethan could not help but grimace after hearing Haster's proposal, because ever since ancient times, no matter how fiercely nations fought against one another and no matter how much blood stained the battlefield, there had always existed a few basic rules that every side silently agreed to follow in order to stop war from descending into complete madness and uncontrollable slaughter.
Those traditions had been passed down through countless generations and were accepted by almost every kingdom and empire as the invisible line that should never be crossed.
The first rule was that higher-ranking warriors were not allowed to deliberately attack those who were far weaker than themselves.
