"I'm John. I didn't mean to—"
"Didn't mean to? You even tore that man's belly open until his organs fell apart!" interrupted the soldier surrounding the killer.
Tobias tried to climb down from the attic where he had chased the man. The young man seemed to be helped down by several soldiers. He turned his head to the right, occasionally looking at the murderer, who was being surrounded by his soldiers.
"You owe us all a lot of explanations!"
The young man approached the murderer, trying to break the ice between his soldiers and him. Tobias ordered his soldiers to take him to the prison, and he would interrogate him in person.
"Bring him out," Tobias ordered.
The soldiers of the village guard carried out Tobias' order quickly. Two soldiers carried the killer's wounded body out of the house while a few others focused on the rest, such as taking care of the dead man's body.
Tobias stepped outside with the other soldiers. He wiped th
They were now inside Tobias' house, avoiding the crowds as much as possible so that no one would know Myrcella was here.It would be dangerous if people knew Myrcella was here. Tobias was worried that someone would tell the Palace and get Tobias arrested.The girl was in the custody of Tobias and Giselle. She was sitting on the long sofa with Giselle while Tobias was still preparing warm drinks for them in the kitchen."He didn't seem to be joking with his threats to me. I'm really scared to return," Myrcella revealed."For now, you hide until the situation is safer," Giselle said.The woman could not give Myrcella good advice. If the girl returned to the Palace, her brother might threaten her life.The best option Myrcella could come up with was to be in this town for a while. Giselle was confident that Tobias could take good care of her.The young man walked over with a tray carrying a filled teapot and three cups. He placed the tra
***Five days later.Myrcella was still in Leafvile town. She was still living in hiding at Tobias' residence. Not a single person knew that King Constantine's daughter was in the same town as them.Tobias told Myrcella not to leave the house without his permission. He did that for one reason so that people would not realize Myrcella's presence in this place.Winter had truly arrived in Leafvile. The fields that had been empty were now completely covered in white snow. The farmers, who didn't go to the fields, chose to go to the mountains to hunt.Some other townspeople, especially the women, were busy preparing everything to organize the Mountain and Moon Festival. They worked hard, led by Elisa.Tobias' work became more leisurely in the winter. His days were filled with patrolling the town with Andrea, watching his soldiers train, and training alone in his backyard.Myrcella was seen on the second floor, precisely in Tobias' room wi
He continued down the hill until Tobias arrived outside the forest, precisely on the road that led to Valestria. Seeing the arrival of thousands of troops from the east made dozens of soldiers guarding the gates of Valestria confused.Although the distance to Westreach would be much faster by taking the Valestria main road, Tobias chose not to take it.Valestria's main street was the most populous and crowded place in Equestria; it was impossible for him to mobilize troops through the city's main street. It would also cause another panic when the city's people saw it.The only route Tobias could take was to go around it to the city in the south of Valestria. Tobias immediately turned his direction to the right, followed by the thousands of cavalrymen behind him."Where are they going?" the soldiers asked, confused."I don't know. You'd better go to the Palace to inform them about this," another soldier pleaded.Not wanting to stay long, the
Tobias chose to walk into the village chief's house, intent on finding Dieter Archibald's and his daughter's whereabouts. He was already at the house's front door, opening it slowly and seeing a heartbreaking situation.The furniture was cluttered out of place, the walls stained with the red color of blood that Tobias suspected came from Dieter and his family."Where is he?" asked Tobias, curious about Dieter's presence.Tobias wiped his bloodstained face with a clean handkerchief as he walked into the house. His eyes kept wandering around, trying to find the whereabouts of Dieter's body.The house had two rooms, one of which seemed open and the other closed. Tobias stopped walking when he reached the room with the open door. He saw an old man's body lying lifeless on the bed with a stab wound in the stomach.From what Tobias remembers, it was definitely Dieter. Valcke's men had apparently killed Dieter first so that the old man wouldn't ignite ang
"You're really stubborn! You will suffer the consequences if you remain selfish in your decisions," Thomas complained.He, along with his entourage, began to leave Westreach. However, this wasn't what Tobias wanted to do.The young man stationed two thousand troops in the village. They were assigned to maintain security and continue searching for other places where the villagers could hide.The rest would go with Tobias to Hooktown. Tobias needed to know the conditions in the town after the attack on Westreach, considering that the town was planned to be used as an entrance to Valcke territory.The young man set off with two thousand men, always on alert for the worst that could happen, just as they had been attacked by Valcke's troops on their arrival at Westreach.From a distance, Tobias and his soldiers didn't see any soldiers guarding the town's entrance, unlike when Tobias and Liam arrived at the place the other day.Tobias stopped his
Tobias kept walking away from the town center on foot. In the distance, he was surprised to see his cavalry waiting at the city entrance.The young man dashed to meet them, though not in the same numbers as before. One of the captains of the cavalry rode up to Tobias, guarding the young man from any possible attack."I thought you were dead," Tobias said."We pulled back as soon as we realized the city was occupied by Valcke's troops. We tried to minimize the clashes," explained the cavalry captain."How many groups haven't returned?" asked Tobias."Of the ten groups formed, two groups have not returned," said the captain.That meant there were 200 cavalrymen still trapped in the city, either surrounded by Valcke's troops or affected by the paralyzing magic of the wizards. However, most importantly, most cavalrymen were safe from death."Send a message to the soldiers in Valestria. Valcke has broken the ceasefire agreement. They've ta
***Liam was still at Leafvile. He had just finished conducting the soldiers' training in the last session of the day. The soldiers immediately dispersed after Liam said their training was more than enough for today.The man looked around, his eyes caught sight of Elisa, who was standing outside an apartment. The woman chose to wait for Liam to finish his job rather than interrupt him."What's the matter?" Liam asked, curious."Is Tobias not back yet?" asked Elisa.Liam shook his head, walking over to the woman while rubbing his palms together, trying to get warm from that afternoon's chilly temperature."It looks like he's guarding the place for a while, considering he managed to repel the Valcke army's attack," Liam explained.Elisa narrowed her eyes, crossing her arms over her chest with her eyes fixed on Liam, "Can't he just ignore the village? There's no impact on Leafvile.""Of course, he can't do that. The fall of Westre
***The next day."I need to check the records at Tobias' residence," Elisa said.She was the busiest person in Tobias' plan for troop mobilization. Given the large number of men he had, she needed to organize the logistics that Tobias' troops would need.To find the right number, Elisa had to calculate it through the record book that Tobias always kept in his residence.She walked up to Tobias' house, opened the door, and to her surprise, discovered that there was a beautiful girl in the house. Earlier, she was sure there was no one in the house."Who are you?" she asked, curious."Is Tobias back yet?" asked Myrcella, worried.Elisa seemed to shake her head slowly, "Tobias won't be back. He's going to lead the great war in the Western lands.""What did you say? The Great War?" asked Myrcella, surprised."Who the hell are you?" asked Elisa.The woman's eyes were fixed firmly on Myrcella. She was really jeal