Chapter 161: Needs and Wants

"Pardon me, my lord? You wish for us to leave our home and defend your land for you?" Kazak's tone was sharper than he intended.

"How dare you question your lord? Have you forgotten your place, beastman?" the arrogant knight roared.

But the old knight beside the lord's son stepped between the two, preventing the situation from escalating. He turned to Kazak and spoke calmly, "We know it's unfair to ask such a thing of you, but we have limited options. We can't request more aid from the Eldoris host. They've already sent Lord Vincent Highmore here with a unit of soldiers, and all our neighbors are busy protecting their own lands. We ask you because the nearest Ashenvale unit, with two second-rankers and many high-level first-rankers, is camped at our border. We can't face them alone. If we fail, they'll march straight here, and you won't be able to stand against them on your own either."