"You're telling me Daimon hit a wall at Qimo Fortress and lost several thousand elite troops?"
"Yes, General. General Daimon is up ahead with the troops he managed to gather."
Marin frowned as he listened to the report from the front.
He was currently positioned at the vanguard of the army. An army of thirty thousand couldn't just materialize on the battlefield all at once; there was always a process.
A considerable number of troops also had to be dispatched to secure his supply lines; after all, he was now operating deep within enemy territory.
'Although the other human fortresses are all occupied, who's to say some idiot ally won't make a mess of things?'
Furthermore, due to the previous failures, Prince Kase's control over the army had plummeted.
The one besieging Mold Castle was still General Eric. And while the cause of Bro's death could no longer be investigated, it seemed inextricably linked to him no matter how you looked at it.
