The young man thoughtlessly dragged the man before him to walk out. Liam followed while carrying the bodies of the criminals to be thrown from the cliff, of course, to hide the traces of the murder that occurred.
The man only throws away the spy who has just been killed. Tobias told Liam not to dump the other. Tobias was afraid that the disappearance of the bodies would raise the suspicions of the spies.
Liam nodded his head, obeying. His hands began to lift the man's body that felt cold in his palms, throwing the body as hard as he could down the cliff.
"His body won't be left when night falls. The beasts in the forest must have smelled his blood," Liam said.
The man turned his head slowly, looking behind his back at Tobias, who stood firmly before the spy he had arrested.
"I do remember the road to the village. However, in order to confirm whether it's the right path or not, I need to take you with us," Tobias said, crossing his arms in front of
"Let them in," said the troop commander.His order was immediately obeyed without arguing by the soldier guarding the gate. Instead of blocking Tobias and Liam, they were welcomed into Hooktown, which had been turned into a military town."Thank you, Commander," Tobias said."Just call me Heimer," said the middle-aged man, looking very dignified in his military shirt with a shiny badge attached to his upper left chest.He continued to make his way into the center of town, Tobias and Liam following on foot. He handed over the horses to the soldiers at the gate; it wouldn't be good if only the two rode horses while following Heimer.Liam and Tobias continued to look around them, specifically at the houses and shops that had been turned into sword forges. Not a single civilian was to be seen here; it was truly a closed and sterile area."We're sorry. We can't keep the defense line any further," Heimer explained."You saved a city from de
"I only came here to see the situation of the places that are still in Equestria," Tobias explained.The young man sat back in the chair, as did Heimer, who occasionally took a deep breath. The middle-aged man tried to calm down the enthusiasm that kept spreading in his heart, wanting to delay this pleasure until Tobias' troops actually arrived."Of the three places I've visited, it seems Valcke hasn't really touched the place directly," Tobias said."The road in this town is the only way from west to east. They could go through the forest, but the risk is quite high," said Heimer."My troops have laid many traps. Before the ceasefire was agreed upon, we used to hear explosions every night from deep in the forest," Heimer replies."This war is like a guerrilla war," Tobias explained.Heimer poured the entire bottle of wine into his glass. It was the seventh bottle he had finished this week, averaging one bottle of wine daily.Accordin
***Tobias and Liam drove away from the forest, leaving the horrific events in the center of Hooktown to Heimer's forces. Tobias felt absolutely no guilt about what had happened, even though he had, in fact, killed them.If only they hadn't dared to challenge Tobias to a fight, then the young man wouldn't have killed them in that fight. By now, all the soldiers in Hooktown knew precisely how powerful Tobias was.Before arriving in Leafvile, the two had to pass through the capital of Equestria first. Tobias planned to visit Giselle when he got there, so it wouldn't be a bad idea for him to bring Liam along."We probably wouldn't go straight to Leafvile," Tobias said."What do you mean, Lord Tobias?" asked Liam, curious."There's someone I'd like to meet in Valestria. We still have plenty of time before sundown," Tobias explained."Is he someone close to you?" asked Liam.Tobias moved his head left and right, explaining that the
"It's tough to get into this place. Your two guards are really doing their job well," Tobias said.The man complained to Giselle, who had actually put up a complicated guard in this place, unlike the previous conditions. Giselle realized that and apologized, but she did it for a reason."My workers are my precious treasures. I cannot just let people in and cause chaos inside," Giselle explained."Like the incident last month?" Marcela asked.Giselle snapped her fingers, pointing at Giselle, who was still standing near Tobias, "Like that.""What happened? Did something bad happen here?" asked Tobias, curious."The kidnapping of two of our workers. We were able to save one of them but not the other," Giselle explained."Since that incident, we've adopted an auction system and increased the number of guards outside and inside the brothel," Giselle continued.Tobias nodded his head. As he walked from the entrance to the third floor
"What did you say?" asked Giselle, squinting her eyes in curiosity."Liberating Atrea's territory from Equestria,'" explained Tobias, repeating the same words as before.Giselle began to stand up quickly, stepping closer to the door of her room that had not yet closed. Tobias' words were dangerous for others to hear, potentially inviting many wild perceptions."Are you out of your mind? You're planning a rebellion!" complained Giselle, scolding Tobias by yelling at the young man in her low voice."Archibald is no longer considered by the kingdom and other nobles. We should stand without them!" said Tobias, squinting his eyes, fixing Giselle with a sharp glare."I saw what they did. We've really been harassed by them," Tobias chimed in."But not by rebelling. You won't win against them," said Giselle, sitting beside Tobias with both hands tightly clasped around her brother's hand."Think of these women too. They won't be able to work i
***Two months later.At the end of the fall, Vitrea's troops arrived. Vitrea's entourage was sent in accordance with the agreement that had been made. Tobias had a total of 120,000 men at his command, a number he could use to reclaim Atrea from Valcke.The convoy was the last of Vitrea's army to arrive in Leafvile. Through a letter that Beatrix had left for Tobias, the woman said the food crisis in Vitrea was under control.Tobias took the letter and read it slowly. His heart was happy for what was happening, a sign that the food Leafvile had sent was indeed helpful for Vitrea."What did she write in the letter?" asked Elisa, quite curious."Just his thanks and wishes for the future," Tobias replied."It seems she's open to the possibility of working with you again if you manage to take Atrea," Liam said.Tobias nodded, rolled up the letter, and burned it on the lit candle, "Seeing the good trade between the two regions, it's
"Then who does he like?" asked Andrea, curious."I don't know, the heart matters of that young man are really complicated to guess," Liam replied."But what is certain is that he does not show the slightest interest in Elisa," Liam continued.Andrea was silent, if Liam didn't know, how could Andrea? One thing the men were sure of was that Tobias and Elisa didn't like each other.They clearly saw Tobias getting close to Elisa, smiling at each other as they discussed the same thing, the Mountain and Moon Festival in Leafvile Town.Some of the townspeople wanted them to stay together forever, but they didn't dare to say it yet, it was just a heartfelt wish that they still kept deep inside.The longer they were outside, their bodies began to feel cold with the wind blowing down from the mountain. Piles of white snow filled several places, so the discussion continued in one of the townspeople's houses.Tobias politely declined their invita
***The next day.Although it snowed pretty heavily that afternoon, the soldiers under his and Liam's command continued to practice hard. They had to maintain their physique and skills to face the big war that would happen in three months from now.The training, this time, focused on physically strengthening the soldiers in the middle of the snow. Tobias wants them all to be in good condition when the winter worsens in the third month.The training session was divided into three sessions, with one training session carried out by 50,000 soldiers in the large field available. The rest would do their training two hours later in turn.Excited cheers could be heard throughout the field. Tobias smiled broadly at the excitement, accompanied by Liam beside him."I can't see them going to capture Atrea's territory in white armour," Tobias said.Liam turned to Tobias with a furrowed brow, "What are you saying?""I want to change the armo