The smell of blood rose into the air as another grueling battle finally came to an end. Two years. It took Prince Raoul two whole years to clear out all the bandits in the border area. During that time, Prince Raoul could no longer count how many lives he had killed with his two hands. The prince was standing in the middle of the destroyed bandit camp. Raoul put his sword back, as he knew their long battle had finally come to an end.From behind, the sound of galloping horses was heard until it stopped a few meters from where Prince Raoul was standing. A valiant man in battle armor dismounted from his horse and knelt before the prince. When Prince Raoul finally turned to look at him, Captain Allen immediately addressed the prince.“Your Highness, we have caught the leader that was trying to escape!”Prince Raoul nodded in response to Captain Allen's report. “Good job. Where is he? I have something to ask him,” Prince Raoul informed. Captain Allen led the way for Prince Raoul. The two
In the middle of Prince Raoul's army headquarters, there was a girl who was being served a drink by one of the soldiers. From a distance, people could already tell that the girl was a very attractive person. Even though her body was dirty and covered in dust in some places, her round eyes and red lips still caught the attention of the men in the place.What's more interesting, even though the girl had just experienced an incident that almost burned her alive, her spirit of life was still burning when she had intimate conversations with the soldiers who dared to approach her. The girl didn't mind talking to everyone, as if being in the army base and talking to soldiers who had just returned from fighting was normal for her.“His Highness Prince Raoul has returned!”It was only when people started kneeling and welcoming Prince Raoul back that the girl finally stopped talking to other people. Her round eyes stared at Raoul with a surprised look, before he immediately saluted with a hasty
Ariana read the letter sent by King Alexius many times before she finally kept the letter quietly. Her face didn't change much, apart from her lips showing a slight smile. Ariana didn't expect the struggle for the throne that she was afraid of would end up like this. Both Queen Melisa and Crown Prince Emilio have finished. As long as Prince Raoul managed to reach the capital safely, the crown would still fall into Prince Raoul's hands.Due to Emilio's coma, Emilio's supporters also began to waver with their choices. Most of them ultimately chose to agree with the election of Prince Raoul as the new crown prince. Of course, Prince Raoul's support group also had great influence over the election. With their help, Prince Raoul's position was finally secured.Ariana didn't really accept that Emilio had to end up like this on her second chance. However, Emilio's accident happened without her intervention. Ariana could only assume Emilio had bad luck on this second chance.“His Majesty's re
As per royal rule, Ariana would visit the palace first to receive her official order before going to the battlefield. Fortunately, ever since Ariana had intended to become a swordsman, her grandfather had asked someone to make Ariana light but strong armor. For the first time, Ariana ended up using the custom-made armor. Ariana's gaze softened, as she picked up her sword and went back to reading the words carved into her sword.“Be the change you want.” After Ariana mumbled those words, Ariana put away her sword again and prepared to go out and meet her troops. The knights of the Alison family probably knew her and respected her from the bottom of their hearts. But, ordinary soldiers don't necessarily do the same. Ariana has to be firm, even though she's the youngest commander at just 17 years old.With a convoy from Alison's territory, they slowly entered the capital's territory. The soldiers of Alison have always been known as the strongest of all solder in the kingdom. Not to mentio
“Lady Aria, I almost looked for you. All the troops are ready to depart. King Alexius will personally escort us out of the palace.”When Ariana came back, the girl was immediately approached by Valencia, who looked worried about her. Ariana quickly nodded. “Sorry to keep you all waiting. We're leaving now,” she informed her. With a special whistle, Ariana's horse ran on its own to approach the girl. Ariana patted her horse gently, before climbing onto her back smoothly.Before actually leaving, Ariana took the time to stare at the royal palace building for one last time. Her face was filled with complicated feelings, as she finally decided to refocus on the road in front of her. As a member of the Alison family, Ariana would automatically become the supreme commander of all forces. The girl split the line of troops to be at the forefront, while Valencia and Cornell lined up behind her, along with the Knight of Alison.With regular steps, they began to move out of the palace gates. Ari
Throughout the day, thousands of troops led by Ariana moved to go to the southern border. They passed through mountains, valleys, and various other terrains to move from city to city. If they were lucky to arrive in the city before nightfall, numerous troops would have a roof to stay over before continuing. But if they couldn't get to the city before sunset, they could only be content with setting up tents in a relatively safer place.As someone who never goes too far from her territory, Ariana learns countless new things along the way. Each time they entered a different territory, Ariana discovered that their way of working was also different from Alison's territory or the capital city. Ariana remembered well the characteristics of each region she passed through. With her experience in leading a large army on this battlefield, she would not be able to feel if she only read books in her large library.This time, they were forced to rest again in the vast meadows. After building the te
Unlike the northern border, which was surrounded by forests and high hills, the southern border of the Sigmund Kingdom was a dry area filled with sand in summer. With the sun hanging directly overhead, the heat seemed to burn the people who were attending the procession of burning the bodies of the fallen soldiers. They were burned to avoid the spread of disease that might occur because there were too many bodies in one place. The flames rose higher and higher, as one by one the corpses began to scorch in the flames.Several soldiers began to cry as their comrades burned in the fire. No one blamed their tears because the troops who were asked to guard the southern border were already at their final limit.For a year, they were forced to fight on the front lines without any additional troops. Even though they were called the Sigmund Kingdom's best army, faced with an opponent no less powerful, their army was also starting to run out little by little. From thousands of soldiers, now onl
While everyone was risking their lives to save the lives of innocent people, Albert who had managed to take the attacked villagers to take refuge in Alard Town screamed in frustration as the townspeople didn't want to open the gates for the refugees who had just arrived. They kept saying that if they opened the gates of the fortress, they too would be attacked like those people.“Duke Andrew of the Alison Family has given you orders! Quickly open this gate, or we will break it down by force!”Albert shouted in frustration as the people still wouldn't change their minds. Since they had not yet finished with the mission of bringing the residents to a safe place, many soldiers died to buy time on the front lines.“Hah, Duke Andrew will die because he cares too much for insignificant people. But, I'm different. I won't help those people for the safety of those in this fortress!”“That damn Lord!”Cale, the older brother of Valencia who was in his father's army, was completely furious when