Before the housekeeper left the Eltek territory, Roland received a letter from the Second Army of Stronghold delivered by a bird.
An hour later, Petrov's call for help also reached the town's castle.
Since the carrier pigeon could only carry limited information, Roland had to combine the two messages and discovered a piece of astonishing news.
The four families of the Western Region had rebelled!
"Who on earth gave them the confidence to plot treason under my nose?"
Roland immediately summoned Carter and Iron Axe and showed them the notes.
"Your Highness, is this..."
"A message from Stronghold," Roland said angrily. The winter was drawing to an end, and the new year was in three days. Not only were there various matters concerning the city construction, but also the installation of the equipment for the Three Supplies Project required his instruction. "Those nobles chose to trouble me at the wrong time; they must be looking forward to dying!"