Chapter 118: Night Passes
Durja said that after the envoy left, the Chief of Zlata then convened a meeting. Half a day passes by and then they decided to challenge the Brolgadhr tribe first.
Durja was there when the envoy relay the news. And Aeryon was there when he nodded and smile while saying he understood.
Durja couldn’t help but be curious about Aeryon seemingly happy reaction when the Zlata tribe decided to challenge the Brolgadhr tribe to a duel.
He decided to ask Aeryon about it, as he knows that he seem to be groomed as a commander and wanted to learn from Aeryon
And Aeryon is a generous leader.
When the envoy from the Zlata tribe had relayed their decision to challenge the Brolgadhr tribe, Aeryon nodded and smiled, showing that he understood their choice. Durja couldn’t quite grasp the reasoning behind Aeryon reaction, but he knew there must be a deeper strategy at play.
Aeryon explains it to him and he now explained to his father what he had learned
From what Aeryon told him, Aeryon understood the challenge to a duel is Zlata tribe last measure.
In the fiercely competitive and prideful world of the Great Steppe, no tribe would simply submit without putting up a fight.
Surrendering without resistance would be seen as a sign of weakness and be met with mockery and scorn from other tribes.
Aeryon had experienced this first-hand when he subjugated the four tribes before, each of them initially challenging the Brolgadhr tribe warriors to a duel.