30 Years Have Passed Since the Prologue

A long shadow stretches from horizon to horizon.

From the vantage point of the high watchtower, this fact is felt even more acutely. Because the wider field of vision allows for a more realistic assessment of the enemy’s scale.

Moreover, as a superhuman, he can count their numbers with faultless precision.

“Brother, we need to retreat.”

“That’s a ridiculous notion.”

Einar chuckled as if he had heard a genuinely funny joke while looking at the faces of his younger siblings.

“Do you think that if I flee, they will halt their advance?”

“This is a dead-end…! Harald Skarsson never swore allegiance to you in the first place!”

Here, in Findvald’s land, Harald Skarsson is the count guarding the western border. However, unlike Tylesse’s border baron, the concept of ‘border’ in Drovian culture carries a much more somber meaning.