Chapter 524: Just like the first time
Things had been going wrong ever since Natha came to visit the warzone.
The Lord of Wrath had been especially stubborn, but not because he was rebelling against Natha or anything. Natha could tell from the Lord’s thoughts that someone was riling the Lord, baiting his ego and fueling his annoyance. He wanted to bulldoze through the border straight to the palace, to crush the humans who kept on taunting him about how he could do anything against the Goddess’s protection.
It was particularly annoying because the humans sent such taunts from afar while hiding behind the magicians.
It was hard even for Natha to convince the young Lord to not go overboard and lose his fighters uselessly like the previous Lord. It took hours and hours of conversation, back and forth between giving advice and pacifying a tantrum child, all the while trying to figure out who had been railing this demon’s temperament.
It was tricky enough doing it when he was in good condition, but trying to be the calm one when his heart was filled with anxiety and his mind kept running to his beloved sweetheart was frustrating.
Haa...Natha could only helplessly grit his teeth. If he stormed out in anger, it would only mean he wasted the time he already spent coming there, so he forced himself to endure it.
Thankfully, the servants reported that Valen ate his dinner well and fell asleep while watching their child’s recording together with his two companions. Natha promised himself to take a few days off and pampered his husband fully once he got back.
Which he needed to do as soon as possible, but what the hell was wrong with these humans?
"They threw everything in their arsenal as if it’s the last battle," Eruha narrowed his eyes as they watched the battlefield from the Res Fortress. It wasn’t just the intensity, but also time--it was almost midnight already. An attack during this hour usually only happened during an ambush, not a regular skirmish. "People only do that when they are desperate, but we are still fighting at the border. There’s no need to be that desperate yet."
"So why do you think they act like that?" Natha asked with a suppressed annoyance.
Eruha stroked his lips for a few seconds before replying dubiously. "If they’re sure they will win."