Chapter 194 - 132 Covenant_2
After the conclusion of the alliance agreement ceremony, Cleobrotas said: Once they return to the Alde Tribe, the terms of the alliance agreement will be inscribed on a large stone, buried at the border between the Validosi and Alde Tribal territories, as a permanent testament.
Maximus naturally agreed to this.
Then Cleobrotas asked him: The envoy will return to the Alde Tribe tomorrow, and if Leader Maximus is willing, he can lead the army to Validosi guided by them tomorrow. If Leader Maximus feels it is too rushed, they can rest a few more days here, and wait until arrangements are made at the Alde Tribe, then someone will be sent to guide them to Validosi.
Maximus’s answer was naturally: Depart with them tomorrow morning.
For this reason, Cleobrotas sent a few young attendants in the envoy to rush back to the Alde Tribe at once to inform Great Chief Acoupaigos and the various villages about the alliance with the Maximus Army and their upcoming relocation to Validosi, to avoid misunderstandings when the Maximus Army enters the mountains.
After everything was arranged, Maximus instructed the attendants to notify every person in the army: After dinner, gather at the clearing north of the camp, he had something important to announce.
At dusk, as the setting sun descended in the west, its afterglow lingered on the horizon. The birds seeking food had returned to the forest, and the insects in the grass began to sing. People sat on the grassy ground that had been scorched by the sun all day, still holding its warmth, black clouds of mosquitoes swirled overhead, but also attracted countless dragonflies and bats to hunt. The sounds of people’s discussions and the buzzing of mosquitoes intertwined into a unique symphony of a summer night.
The members of the Aldean Envoy stood on a protruding large stone not far away, overlooking the densely packed crowd.
"I counted several times, it seems there are only about 14,000 people here, even counting the soldiers left to guard the camp, it still falls far short of 20,000," Cleobrotas said.