Chapter 76: Chapter 76
I release a sigh and throw myself on the bed. While I enjoy the party, it is tiring when you are the cook for more than a dozen people. However, I am glad to cook for them. Seeing them smile when eating my food makes the tiredness go away.
I shake my head and say.
"Chiyome."
Chiyome appears next to me and says,
"Lord Master, what can I do for you?"
"Begin the second stage. I apologize for ordering you just after you are done protecting the queen."
Chiyome gets up from the ground and smiles a little.
"It is not a problem, Lord Master. I am your tool, and it is a pleasure of a tool to be used."
"Even so… Urgh. Very well. However, after you are done with your mission, you can ask me anything. This is your payment for all your good jobs."
Chiyome looks at me for a few seconds before saying.
"Then I want a picnic."
"Picnic? Sure. I will cook you something good when we go out and have a picnic."
She smiles and disappears from the room. I can feel her presence quickly disappear into the distance. This will be my last gift for the prince and the queen. Without the nobles, they could appoint new nobles and create a new way to govern without giving too much power to the noble houses.
My time here is about to be over; after the civil war, I will be gone. I wonder if Sialeeds and Nikea are willing to come with me.
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|3rd POV|
There is news flying around coming from the north. The news of Godwin doing a scorched earth tactic, and not only that, they are also killing off the loose end. They are killing all the nobles who try to move and join the prince's faction.
The first one to fall is Lord Barrow. Godwin's soldiers kill him off and put his head on a spike while his son manages to hide inside a hidden room in the mansion. After this news reaches them, the loyalist army quickly occupies Rainwall and rescues Euram Barrow.
Freyjadour quickly forgives Euram and helps him stand on two feet. Not only that, Euram also starts to grow up and change his behavior, something that his sister, Luserina, is happy to see. He inherited his father's ability as a merchant but changed his greedy nature and became willing to spend his money to help his people.
While the Barrow Family lives on, the other nobles are not the same. Many noble families go extinct because Godwin killed them all. The one that survives is the one that supports the prince even when Godwin intimidates them.
It was a massacre. This resulted in two things. People started to hate Godwin and did not want to work under them other than those already under their rule. Because of this, no one wanted to join their rank, resulting in them running short of soldiers.
Lucretia sees this as an opportunity. She quickly orders an emergency meeting. After all of the inner circle gathers together, Lucretia says.
"Thank you for coming here. I called this meeting because there is an opening for us to launch an all-out attack. Godwin is currently holed up in Sol-Falena city and leaves only a small chunk of their force to defend the other cities."
She takes out a map and spreads it open to the whiteboard. The people can see two giant circles on the map. One is around Stormfist, and the second is on Lunas. Gerrald knows what she is thinking, and he agrees with this plan.
"You want us to do two-prong attacks, huh?"
Lucretia nods her head and says.
"Yes. We need to attack Sol-Falena from two directions at once. However, to do this, we must first attack Stormfist and Lunas. I already sent someone to scout these two places, and I know we can take them from Godwin."
She takes another map that shows the area around Lunas.
"Godwin did not put their soldiers inside of Lunas because the people of Lunas created a defensive position to protect their holy land. Because of this, they created a camp South of Lunas and prevented anyone from getting out of the city. To liberate Lunas, we must attack Godwin's camp and reclaim the holy land. We need to move our army through the land to attack Lunas because the water around Lunas is rather dangerous at this time of year."
She takes the third map. This time, it is the map of Stormfist and the area around it.
"As for Stormfist, there are still many Godwin supporters in this city, and the one leading the army is Admiral Bahram. While he is not General Dilber, he is still someone we must watch out for, even when battling him on land. Not only that, but he is also leading the biggest fleet Godwin has to defend Stormfist. We must watch them out, or they will transport their soldiers to our flank and rear without us knowing."
Lucretia put her hand on the table and looked at the others briefly before saying.
"I propose to attack these two cities at once. What do you guys think?"
Boz nods his head and says.
"This is a good plan. We cannot wait for Godwin to regroup and hire mercenaries from other places. Attacking Stormfist will be our first priority because that is where mercenaries from the Island Nations Federation and Gaien Dukedom are on the Northwest of Falena. I agree with this decision. I volunteer to attack Stormfist."
Raja nods her head in agreement.
"I will be the one leading the fleet to attack Stormfist. I will push the boat repair to finish it in three days. I will even ask the others to make a new one. In three days, we should be able to create at least twenty new boats if we push them to the limit."
Lucretia nods her head and says.
"Very well. I will leave Stormfist in your hands, Admiral Raja and General Boz. Is there anyone who wants to go with them and attack Stormfist?"
She looked around the room briefly and noticed Wilhelm raising his hand.
"I will go with them. Stormfist will be hard to occupy and will have the hardest fight. It will be a perfect place for me and my group."
"Very well. General Boz will be the commander of this fight, and Admiral Raja will be the fleet commander. Now, let's talk about the one leading the fight to Lunas. Prince Freyjadour will be the Lord Commander of the entire army. I suggest Sir Gerrald be the one leading the infantry and General Dinn the one leading the Cavalry. Does everyone agree with this decision?"
Seeing the others nodding their heads, Lucretia smiles and says.
"In a week, we will march and attack these two cities. Prepare all of the things that need to be prepared, and when we are ready, we will start the operation."
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