James Gardner turned his head towards the person who had just spoken. Riley and Alen glanced at each other as if they knew something bad might happen.James smiled at the senior and said, "Senior, what makes you conclude that I need attention?"Joseph Cole shrugged and grinned, "Isn't it obvious, Gardner? You're saying we're annoying for not mentioning your services?""Not so. You misunderstood," James said, still sounding casual and it was beyond Riley's prediction.Alen even raised his right eyebrow in disbelief that James could still use words and a gentle tone."Misunderstood? Do you think I can't digest what you're talking about with these two friends of yours, Gardner?" Joseph replied, this time while squinting.James walked over to Joseph who was surprised by the step James had taken. But, Joseph still looked warily at his junior."Senior, what I mean is that I just find it strange that you and your friends are acting like I'm not in the war," James explained.Riley really appre
"Calm down, General Reece can't lose," a class two soldier said, who sounded still full of confidence.James closed his eyes for a second and replied, "Hey, this is not the time for positive thinking. Instead, it's time to be prepared for all possibilities, even the worst."Ben shook his head, "James, we'll see."James turned to Riley and saw Riley just staring seriously without saying a word. James was even more confused.James' breathing was really irregular now. During his time fighting in that place, it was the first time he felt so uneasy.How could he not be anxious and restless? The war general of their kingdom looked almost defeated which could mean that their kingdom would also lose.Some of the senior soldiers also looked extremely tense, completely at a loss as to what action they would take.However, only Riley tried to remain calm and studied the situation for a while. Meanwhile, Andrew Reece kept up an admirable resistance and did not let Fabian Fermoza gain the upper ha
Riley was stunned when he heard James' opinion, which was expressed in a cautious but serious tone.The young man immediately understood that James did not give that opinion carelessly.However, one of the class three soldiers who did not like James at all responded, "Hey, why are you so narrow-minded? You ... really look like your father who was always suspicious-""Leave my father's name out of this, senior! He has nothing to do with what I think," James cut in quickly.He didn't care for his senior's ramblings. He knew he didn't have time to argue so he turned to Riley again as if asking for support.Riley nodded, understanding James' gaze. And unexpectedly by the other soldiers Riley said, "James could be right. It could also be their trick to catch them off guard so ... we need to be much more vigilant."James smiled back faintly at Riley's words and looked around him, curious about the reactions of those around him. Shin, who had also seen how capable the two young men were, no
"Get back here!" Greg ordered.It was clear that Greg was going to step forward in his place. Greg was even getting ready to walk forward.Reiner was about to walk back towards his friends again but he quickly abandoned his intention and instead bowed respectfully to Greg. Greg stared in surprise, "What are you doing? Why are you still there? "Come quickly!" Greg pleaded once again.However, Reiner insisted on staying where he was and once again bowed respectfully as if asking for permission.Greg sighed softly, still silent.However, Reiner looked stubborn and continued to bow.James snorted, "Why is he so stupid? Commander Sehel is already here. He doesn't need to be there.""Commander Sehel is seriously injured, senior Reiner still wants to take his place," Riley said in a low tone.The young man looked at Greg anxiously but right now he couldn't do anything so he could only watch from afar.Ben suddenly turned to Greg who was holding his right hand. He looked carefully at Greg's
The staffer could only nod in resignation.Fabian Fermoza's face hardened instantly. The water on his face looked stiff but the people around him knew that the man was furious.However, before he could vent his anger, Alexander walked up to him suddenly, "General, attack them now! You have no other choice.""Your family is being held captive by the king. You ... must act immediately," Philip added who had come along with Alexander.Fabian sighed heavily. But, a few seconds later he said, "I will do that, but ...."Alexander was relieved but also looked worried."Tell him my one message," Fabian said."Yes, General?" Alexander asked curiously."If I die in this war, he must still free my family. Let them be commoners, win or lose," Fabian said.Alexander widened his eyes and immediately wanted to ask, but he didn't have time to do so.After talking to him, Fabian immediately moved forward and started firing mercilessly at the soldiers of the Ans De Lou kingdom.He also quickly ordered h
Alen unknowingly made a mistake in treating his commander's wound until Greg said, "Be careful, young man. This hand of mine should recover soon.""I ... still have to go to the battlefield to find your close friend," Greg added.Andrew looked at the tension on Alen's face. The war general said quietly, "Alen, what's wrong? You ... look unfocused."How could Alen Smith focus after he heard such an important fact? He even felt so incredibly lucky that he didn't faint right away.Greg exhaled harshly, "He can't focus because he heard about Riley.""Uh, I see. Sorry for taking you by surprise," Andrew said but he did not seem at all sorry for revealing the identity of his war general's son in front of Alen.Alen swallowed with difficulty and summoned the courage to ask, "General Reece, what I heard was ... true?""What part? My promise or what?" Andrew asked with a calm look.Greg glanced at the war general and then shook his head. "Young man, this is actually a big secret that no one sh
Riley felt strange about Fabian's words. Moreover, the words were delivered by Fabian in a bitter-sounding tone.The young man became confused. Indeed, he realized that there was something strange about his battle with Fabian this time. Fabian seemed to be trying his best to kill Riley, but the man was not too concerned about his safety. It was as if Fabian was letting Riley hurt him. However, that was what made Riley even more convinced that Fabian was hiding something. Still, Riley replied, "When I say anyone, it means I will also save the enemy, including you.""Even if the enemy intends to kill you?" Fabian asked with a furrowed brow."Yes."Fabian raised his head, looking at the young man with a fixed gaze. Moreover, Riley then added, "My father always reminded me never to kill, even if the enemy must be killed."Fabian was speechless, more like stunned by the answer Riley had given. Riley was also dumbfounded by the answer he had said, as if he had found the answer to someth
Ben shook his head, as if unable to say anything. Meanwhile, looking around, several other soldiers were bowing their heads. Riley immediately urged to move closer to see the face of the soldier who had been shot and was probably dead.When Riley finally managed to get close and see the soldier's face that was not protected by a protective helmet, his eyes widened. "This can't be.""No, it's not. This must be a mistake."Riley quickly removed his protective helmet and with trembling hands touched the face of the commander who was so loyal to his father."Commander Sehel. How could it be?"It was still hard to believe that the brave and great commander was now lying on the ground. Riley examined the commander's body and shouted hysterically, "He can't be dead. Medical staff, medical staff. Help!""Medical staff, please!" the young man shouted in a louder tone.Several medical staff arrived. The soldiers surrounding Greg Sehel moved aside, making way for the medical staff whose hands
At first Michelle Veren didn't understand what James Gardner was asking. However, when she saw the look on the general's face, she immediately knew he meant the time of the departure of the three people they were looking for.So, the Veren boutique owner replied, "About an hour ago, General Gardner."Hearing that answer, Reiner immediately went limp. But, it was inversely proportional to James who was even full of enthusiasm. This could be seen from James who even said, "Come on, Rei. Let's go after him."Reiner looked sadly at his best friend and replied, "It won't catch up, James. It's been too long."James did not even listen to Reiner's words and ordered some of his men, "Prepare the car, let's go after them!""James," Reiner called softly.James ignored the call and kept saying to his men who were still quietly waiting, "Find out through the CCTV which area they are currently in. They ... should be visible if they take the highway from behind this building."Reiner bit his own
Unfortunately it was all too late for the young girl to realize. All the words of the girl named Alice Porter were clearly heard by Reiner Anderson and James Gardner.With a dark look on his face, James said, "Miss, you-""No, no. I just misspoke, I ... I don't know anything. You heard me wrong," Alice said, whose face paled even more. Especially when she saw the aura of James Gardner, the terrifying war general, she found it even harder to breathe.Reiner also could not help himself so he said in an exasperated tone, "Tell me everything you know or you ... will know how terrible it is when you face the two of us.""I don't care if you are a woman. I can still find a punishment that you deserve," Reiner continued coldly.Alice swallowed harshly. Of course the young girl was very confused. Moreover, no one was trying to help her at all. All the employees in the boutique looked so frightened that no one dared to open their mouths."Say it now! We don't have much time, Miss!" James gro
James' question immediately made Reiner silent for a few moments. He stared at the boutique with a confused look on his face.Meanwhile, James didn't want to waste any more time so he wordlessly walked towards the boutique owned by Michelle Veren, a forty-year-old female designer who was quite famous in the country.Reiner didn't just stand by and do nothing, lamenting his inaccuracy. He followed James with a small trot right behind James without a word.As soon as James was faster than him to reach the door, he immediately saw the two boutique guards who opened the door for them."Can I help you?" one of the boutique guards asked James."I'm looking for Princess Rowena. Where is she now?" James asked back matter-of-factly as he darted his eyes all over the first floor of the boutique.Although there was a suspicion rising in James' mind, the young man put his anxiety ahead of his suspicion."You're looking for Princess Rowena? Who are you? You-""James Gardner. Royal War General Ans
Reiner Anderson did not answer James' question. Instead, he had a facial expression that looked both hesitant and confused.Of course, that made James Gardner even more annoyed. "Come on, tell me quickly! What's so strange about Princess Rowena?" James urged, impatiently.Reiner swallowed and scratched his ears before answering, "Well, I'm not sure if this is strange to you. But ... I think it's very strange, James."James gritted his teeth in growing annoyance and impatience.Luckily, he didn't need to ask anymore as Reiner added, "So, according to reports she went outside the palace."Hearing Reiner's answer, James snorted rudely. "What's so strange about that? I know she often goes outside the palace."Reiner sighed softly, "Indeed. But, this time ... a few hours ago, she left without a bodyguard. And she ... left with their son, Prince Kharel."Instantly James glared in shock, "What? Are you ... sure?""Yes, James. She just-""How is that possible? King Xylan ... didn't forbid he
Gary Davis did not answer Xylan's question. He just wore a pitiable expression. It instantly brought out the guilt in Xylan Wellington.Oh, no. What have I done? Did ... did I go too far in becoming suspicious of my own personal assistant? Xylan thought to himself as he stared at Gary's innocent face.The viceroy sighed softly. He went back to thinking hard. He tried to remember everything about Gary. He had never made a mistake, not once. He also never did anything suspicious all this time. Gosh, am I suspecting the wrong person? Xylan thought.However, he shook his head quickly as he realized something.But, wait a minute. It was James Gardner who suspected him. He couldn't have spoken carelessly. Otherwise, there was no way he could have been selected as the deputy war general. His instincts must be very strong that he has suspicions of Gary Davis, Xylan thought seriously.He then looked at Gary once more and finally nodded his head.He does look very innocent, but he could be h
Ben didn't know how he should respond to his friend's words, but all he could do was go over to James and pat him gently on the back repeatedly in an attempt to calm him down."He's really not coming back, Ben.""No, he's not. It's just-""He wouldn't give that kind of message if he didn't mean what he said," James cut Ben off.Ben sighed softly, "James, what I meant was ... he probably doesn't want to be looked for anymore because he wants to go back to the palace himself."Ben's words made James, who had been so frantic, straighten his back. The war general then turned to Ben and responded, "What do you mean?"Ben wasn't sure what he was thinking but he said it anyway, "I think ... he just wants to go home alone."James paused, trying to digest his friend's words."Tell you what ... how about we just go back to the palace, who knows if Riley might actually be home," Ben explained.Ricky and Steven Drilon were silent as they listened to Ben's words.They also didn't have time to reac
Ricky Drilon could only stare at the question.Oh, he often found himself in a confusing situation. But, he had never once felt depressed.Though he was also very often faced with a difficult choice. However, again, such things could be resolved well without any inner turmoil.However, one question asked by Riley Mackenzie put him in his most difficult phase. "Why are you doing nothing? Who are you going to obey? Me or General Gardner?" Riley repeated his question.Ricky swallowed harshly, getting more and more confused.His forehead was furrowed, clearly showing a great deal of indecision. He repeatedly smoothed his hair in just one minute. That made Riley smile strangely, "So, what? Who are you going to choose to obey?" Ricky bit his own teeth.How is this? What am I supposed to do? And why am I in this situation? Ricky thought.He looked indecisive, full of doubts. Riley himself looked very calm and relaxed at Ricky's confusion."Why aren't you answering me?" Riley asked with a
Ricky didn't answer James' question immediately, instead he looked back at Steven, his brother. From the look in his eyes, it was clear that the young man was seeking Ricky's approval. Apparently, James Gardner noticed this habit and with an exasperated look on his face, he commented, "Come on, do you have to have a discussion before answering a simple question like the one I asked you earlier?" "Don't you have your own opinion?" James continued in a cold tone. Ricky and Steven's faces turned a perfect shade of red. Ben grimaced at James' assertiveness but he didn't make an interruption. Not wanting to make James even angrier, Ricky finally replied, "If it's an ordinary person, we can probably still go after him. However, if it's General Mackenzie, I ...." The young man did not dare to continue his words. From the look on his face he looked hesitant until James continued his words by saying, "You're not sure we can catch up with Riley?" Ricky stammered, "Absolutely, General Gar
Benedict Arkitson instantly froze like a statue as if he dared not move his body at all. The thirty-four-year-old senior class one soldier was stunned without being able to issue any rebuttal to the junior soldier's explanation.He thought that he had no reason to doubt Lory Blackwell's words. Meanwhile, the strangely gloomy James Gardner looked the other way, as if reluctant to meet Lory Blackwell's eyes that were staring at him innocently. The young war general then said, "It's Riley. It must be him, it can't be wrong."Lory smiled with satisfaction and nodded with relief. The young man let out a long sigh after his statement was beyond doubt.However, he saw the sad look on James Gardner's face that the war general couldn't hide.He even heard James mutter softly, "It really is him. But ... he must be angry with me. If he wasn't angry, why would he leave?"That of course made Lory very surprised. James Gardner had always been known as a very rigid and cold person. He never imag