Mount and Blade

When everyone left the tent and the guards were far enough away from the tent, Trunks helped Seranti sit on the straw mat, and he half-knelt down, obviously wanting to say something.

"I heard about your experience. Is it because of a loyal subordinate?"

Green also put away the playful smile on his face just now, and nodded seriously and heavily.

"...As a veteran, it is right to stay as calm as possible on the battlefield. If you are swayed by emotions, have you ever thought that you might lose more of your cherished companions?" Trunks' words were rigorous and powerful. Obviously, as an experienced general, he was calm enough and had sufficient leadership experience.

"..." Green glanced at Seranti, his heart was sour, and he looked at the ground in silence.

Yes, of course he knew...

But when that kind of thing happened in front of him, how could his heart not be moved?

"...If the enemy is unprepared, it's fine. But what if the enemy takes this opportunity to lure you into a trap?"

"I don't need to say how dangerous it is to go deep alone this time, right? Do you feel that you almost lost something more important?" Trunks' words were so concise and to the point. Yes, he almost lost Seranti, his comrade-in-arms for many years and one of the few partners he could open his heart to and talk with.

For Green, Trunks' words were like a heavy hammer, and every blow hit Green's heart deeply. The atmosphere in the tent became heavy, and only the occasional sound of wind and the chirping of insects in the distance broke the silence.

However, Green still took a deep breath with sadness, his eyes moistened. Of course, he knew that Trunks was right. On the battlefield, emotional fluctuations often lead to fatal mistakes. At that time, he was dominated by anger and the impulse of revenge, and almost brought other companions into despair.

"I know, Trunks." Green's voice was low, with a hint of regret, "I... I let my emotions influence my judgment, I... I almost lost Seranti."

That was his adoptive father in Barkley, an unusual relationship, the only one who could be called a relative, and they had been together day and night on this land for many years.

Seranti patted Green's shoulder gently. Seeing that Green was young enough to listen, he sighed softly. There was no blame in his eyes, only understanding and comfort. The friendship between them had long surpassed life and death on the battlefield.

"We all lose control sometimes, Green." Trunks stood up, his figure looked particularly tall in the shadow of the tent, "but the important thing is that we can learn from our mistakes and become stronger."

"...I will, Trunks." Green's voice was full of determination.

Just because it's still not strong enough? If there is enough strength...can I bear it all alone? Green thought silently in his heart.

"I called you here to tell you that the people of the Snake Cult will not give up so easily. They will definitely launch another attack." Trunks said with a serious expression.

The atmosphere in the tent gradually eased, and the three began to discuss the general plan for the next step.

............

[Sword Wind]

Dawn.

There were fewer people around Kadi than before, and they were lightly equipped and did not even have a horse. The dawn in summer was often only three or four o'clock. Before the dawn had completely dispelled the afterimages of the night, Green and Baziso had already followed Kadi to Jodah. I wonder what this old guy wants to do in Jodah.

I always feel that... if the current situation continues, he will die sooner or later, and the future is dark!

I can only hope that Kadi will die earlier than him. It is wiser to be honest before there is a way to lift the ban.

The time of rushing is always long and long. The shadow of war shrouds this land. There are always refugees and villains along the way. They wander around, looking for opportunities to survive.

For the farmers on the Midland border, this was undoubtedly a long and difficult time.

Along the way, we also heard the news that the Marquis of Shet in Midland died on the battlefield. So far, the Ormandy family has completely fallen. All the strong men in the family have died tragically for Midland. Flowers and mourning white cloth are placed inside and outside the Erda Fortress. Midland is in mourning.

And the Erda Fortress is said to have been taken back by the royal family. In memory of the sacrifice of the Ormandy family, it was renamed Shet, and the royal flag was flying in the fortress. [See the official book for details]

After walking for half a month, we encountered bandits on the road and killed more than 40 people and seized half of the horses. At night, we attacked the bandit base camp and captured more than 50 horses.

Finally, we don’t have to suffer with our legs, but it’s our turn to suffer with our buttocks. The horses of a group of bandits are all uneven travel horses and mules, and very few grassland horses, but it’s good to have them. Everyone can ride on the road, and the speed is much faster.

Since the mercenaries were concentrated on the border, the brief ceasefire between the two countries meant that there was almost no money to be made. Even if they were to scatter around to deal with the local bandits, it would take some time, so they didn't encounter any strong robbers along the way.

It had been a month since we arrived at the capital of Jodha. I don’t know what Kadi was thinking. We only stopped at two towns along the way. Green and Baziso were almost getting hemorrhoids from riding on horseback. They lost weight. Only occasionally, there was the summer heat. After the rain, the weather was cool, and it was the end of summer.

Green felt that he had been peeled in the sun after traveling day and night, like a dried wolfberry that had been exposed to the sun for a long time, while Baziso was like a round grape that had shrunk by half.

Finally, the group could rest in the hotel. God knows why Kadi had so many documents of passage from so many countries.

Green just wanted to have a good sleep at this time.

............

Baka was still a step late in Shet, far away in Midland. He saw the former Erda Fortress flying a mourning white cloth, and the soldiers’ dejected look made it easy for him to ask what happened.

"...Damn it."

He never expected that the White Dragon Knights would lose their wings. He never thought that the damn Jodah spy was so well-connected that he could do this! !

But now he really has no way to find him. They must have returned to Jodah. Now the report envelope is useless because the person has already run away. Even so, Baka decided to present the envelope to King Yulivi of Midland first.

The former Governor's Mansion was also replaced with the royal flag. The king and the noble generals were in a meeting. Until the meeting ended, Yulivi rubbed his headache and opened the letter with the Galanz flag emblem.

...Is it another spy of Jodah?