Chapter 59
"Are you sure you want to take that scolding with your head hung low?"
With part of both Saulus' and Bloys units escorting Venna out of the scene, Bloy asked uneasily. Even though there were differences between them in the past, right now they shared the same goal. To protect the reemerging house of Burn from the harm caused by Retesian Patriarch's loyalists.
Because of it, it made sense for Bloy to worry about things like the relationship between Saulus and Venna. It made sense for him to worry when the queen did such a demoralizing act right in front of their troops.
"It will be better for her if she doesn't know all the details behind this situation. Speaking of which, we need to hurry up."
Taking a quick glance behind, where the rest of the soldiers that remained with them carried the corpses of those who had fallen in battle. Releasing a deep sigh, Saulus shook his head before picking the topic up again.
"While it's nothing much besides my own guess and logical way of explaining several problems in one go… I have reasons to believe that our dear enemies won't wait for the harvest season to begin their assault. I'm worried that we underestimated our opponents in this regard."
Releasing yet another deep sigh, Saulus picked up the pace, quickly distancing himself from the rest of the soldiers. Even though it seemed to be a rude way of behaving, especially after a battle when those soldiers risked their lives for him, when discussing military plans, there was no way Saulus would let anyone unnecessary hear about them.
Noticing his ally's intention, Bloy had no other choice but to follow after him. Only when the two of them reached a considerable distance away from anyone's ears did the two come to a stop.
Resting his back against one of the many trees in the area, Saulus remained silent for a moment.