Frostbound

Chris

"Are you sure about this, Christopher?" Abigail asked.

"It's perfectly safe, Abigail, everything will be fine," I answered.

She had been antsy about the fact I was allowing so many people to participate in what could potentially be a bloodbath. There was a discussion about not letting extras fight, but I shot that down quickly.

We knew this Wave would hold D-ranks, that much was assured. We also knew that these D-ranks would be much stronger than right out-of-the-box ones, which made them potentially threatening to the masses.

While I did agree that we needed to change our standing plans regarding waves, dismissing the extra people outright, even if they would be in danger, wasn't the way to go.

They would be able to stand atop the Walls and participate in whatever way they could. We built them thick enough to house thousands along its length and were well short of being overcrowded.

The siege weapon encampments would need to be kept clear, but I doubted anyone wanted to be near the moving parts of something so... robust.

Where she fought me more vigorously, was on letting people fight in front of the wall. She wanted to ban it outright, only leaving me, Jonathan, and Austin down there, like old times.

I fought back with an equal intensity. That was the crucible. The hottest and deadliest part of the battlefield and the greatest opportunity for growth. It was why I grew as fast as I did and I wasn't going to take that opportunity away from others.

I warned them, and assured them of the dangers they would face by doing so, but in the end, I left it to them to decide.

Choosing when a fight was achievable or above their head was another valuable skill to learn.