Chapter 373: Division (3)
There was no definitive conclusion as to why the Immortal Order’s territory remained in perpetual winter.
The most popular theory was that the frigid air of the afterlife, exuded by the dead, summoned the endless winter. Another suggestion was that winter had been fixed in place ever since the Immortal Emperor Beshek had dragged the underworld to the mortal plane during the coldest season.
A more poetic yet unconventional perspective suggested that a snow-covered winter was a season of burial, concealing the dead past while preparing for the rebirth of spring.
However, in this land, no spring of renewal would ever come. The undead of the Immortal Order existed in eternal winter, living eternal lives without the need for memorials or tombstones.
Isaac’s opponents were the remnants of that unyielding past.
“Let’s get this sorted out.”
Isaac’s gaze swept over the assembled commanders: Rottenhammer, Tuhalin, and Edelred.
“Commander Rottenhammer, it goes without saying you have no intention of sending Gebel alone, correct?”
“I’ve known the Avalanche Knight Order for a long time,” Rottenhammer replied firmly. “I can’t just leave them like this. Do you realize how much the soldiers respect Gebel? If word spreads that he went into danger alone, it’ll sow unrest.”