Ouin's execution was one of a kind occassion that spread like wildfire all throughout the country. One wouldn't even go through one day without hearing it being talked about in the market, inns, tea shops, restaurants, literally everywhere. So it was no wonder that the barbarians had caught wind of the news a few days later. Knowing that their secret plan to infiltrate the country had gone down the drain, the fragile stalemate they had maintained for nearly two months instantly shattered. Jillia began to receive news of small villages being ransacked and taken over. The opposing villagers were brutally massacred, leaving blood to flow under their feet.
The battle horn was blowing, signalling the start of another war.
I'm annoyed with annoying protagonists so I will name this arc "Give ML the friends he deserves agenda" lol