Chapter 86: Age of Schemes (1)
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“We are retreating.”
Margrave Fritz von Rosenberg declared. The bone dragon reflected off his gray eyes. With only a single phrase, all 100 knights of the Scarlet Wild Boar cavalry turned around. No one questioned his decision.
His adjutant spoke up.
“Your Excellency, it is Barbatos. This is almost certainly the Crescent Alliance.”
“They brought an utterly inefficient bone monarch.”
The earl’s words flowed coldly. Although his voice was low enough to get buried under the sound of hooves clopping, it could be heard clearly by the cavalrymen whose senses were far more developed than normal humans.
“They are not aiming for efficiency, they are aiming for justification. Barbatos has gotten involved in a war that requires justification.”
“I see. Is that why it is the Crescent Alliance?”