Chapter 72: She Is The Army
"The sword, huh..." Alexandra looked away.
It seems like everyone is very much interested in that sword and it didn’t sit right with her.
But she thought about it. The sword is of legends and holds great power. She didn’t use it to its full potential in her memory but used it as a regular sword.
Something of such power is like a beacon on top of a hill. Everyone would be attracted to it. It might be out of curiosity, or out of the will to do good using such a powerful artefact. Some might try to get it out of evil intent.
She wanted to know more about Arioch’s intent.
"What do you suggest I do, Arioch?" She asked with an open mind. "I am but a single person."
Seeing the desolation brought by the warmongering acts of Maximus, she is disturbed. She knows something needs to be done to stop Maximus and wondered if it might be the time for her.
[But what can I do?]
"A single person?" Arioch smiled and a lot of meanings hid behind that smile.
"The river..." He rubbed his knee and looked at her. "This tunnel is where the river used to flow... But you... For our soldiers who needed water, you changed the direction of the river reducing the original path of the river to that of a stream. Do you remember how awed everyone was and how it improved the morale of our men..?" Arioch’s eyes looked at the ceiling of the cave.
"You were standing on the ridge of the mountain with your sword raised above everything. And with a wave of your sword, the river split and flowed where we needed water," Arioch’s face had a sombre expression as he looked at her.
Alexandra shook her head as she didn’t remember it. And for a short fraction of time, she saw Arioch’s eyes narrowing and he bared his teeth a little.