บท 68: The war council

As Valentina prepared herself for what was to come, so too did Dahlia as she looked over everyone present for the meeting. Those within the tent were all of ranks so high that if one didn't agree with the strategy moving forward then a huge swath of troops might desert as well. In addition to the four who regularly shared a carriage, there were nineteen others within the large war tent, each being a lieutenant general in command of six thousand troops. Of course after two thousand deaths, those numbers had declined a bit, but let's just ignore that for the time being…

After everyone had settled and the silence had been deafening for far too long, the Archduchess finally spoke up and brought the meeting to an official start.

"Alright, we know who everyone is so we don't need to start with pleasantries. It's already late and I imagine this is going to go on longer than anyone would like, so let's just get to it. First off, I imagine there are some questions?"