Vol 3 Chapter 11 (1/2)
LEVEL 3: Even the Best Laid Plans go Awry, but Such is This World
Chapter 11: Warriors of the Frontier
His nanified and much honored Warrior attached to the Frontier Arih, he was skilled and ned to assault the i his honorable na his part in Operation Twin-Headed Snake And he and his warriors had been steadily gaining ground since the assault began
Naturally, the most appropriate position for a Warrior of his skill and stature was at the front lines Thus, he had been leading his courageous e upon the outer wall at the head of theabout this entire situation that he deeply resented: The person named Ren Waters
Brigadier General Ren Waters was a cowardly oldPaladin-like about him He was mainland-born and a spineless pansy A real Paladin would stand at the head of the ar to risk his own life to protect his fellow soldiers In fact, any frontier-born Paladin with any guts at all would do at least that much, but that filthy mockery of a Paladin, Waters, was different
He had surrounded himself with a hundred other Paladins and several Priests in order to protect himself, positioned himself at the back of the main army, and then attempted to look as authoritative as possible He was an idiot A shae He was a member of the well-known House Waters, but possessed none of the family’s qualities He should just die Die and rot in hell
Even if General Graha the attack on Steelbone Stronghold, Brigadier General Ian Latti should have been the one to lead the forular army in the assault on Capomorti Fortress Latti was born and bred on the frontier and had a reputation of being a warrior ast Warriors Waters should have been left behind in Altana, cowering behind the city’s fortifications like a newly hatched chick
This entire ti down the lookout posts and orc ca the walls, and even now atte ra to contribute All he had done was cry the order, “Move out!” at the very beginning and that was it Even a six-year old brat could have done it
Altana’s Frontier Army was composed ed and tough, proud of their native roots, and they treated the spineless, cowardly soldiers from theand were always quick to boast, but they couldn’t handle a sword to save their lives They were so pathetic, they deserved every bit of the scorn and bile thrown at them
In reality, when it was announced that Ren Waters had been assigned overall cost thebeen assigned to Capomorti in the first place Everyone knew Steelbone was the main objective and no one wanted to be left with the job of attacking Capomorti, where victory was assured As soldiers, they would do their jobs and bring the fortress down, of course… but when they won, it would count as another feather in Ren Waters’ cap And victory was the only expected outcome
damn that Ren Waters damn him to hell This was the power of fa else to explain it because Waters certainly didn’t obtain his position throughto move up the ladder, he was sis worked
General Graham Lasentora, the unofficial symbol of the Frontier Ar, but there was a strong rumor that the mainland was also after his h General no less than three times, all of which he had refused Everyone believed, however, that he would eventually transfer to the mainland There were also ru to take Lasentora’s position here after he left
Three Brigadier Generals served under Lasentora Brigadier General Ian Latti, shi+thead Ren Waters, and Brigadier General Jorrud Horn, as constantly at Lasentora’s side Logically, the most obvious successor to Lasentora would be Horn, but the reality was, Lasentora’s and Horn’s relationshi+p was much too close If Lasentora went to the ood chance that Horn would want to follow
In that case, the next person in line would be Ian Latti In terms of skill and ability, there was no doubt that he was head and shoulders above Waters, but that shi+thead Watershis family’s power and influence to take the title of General for himself It was definitely a possibility On the other hand, shi+theads were shi+theads so he ht want to return to the civilized o back to the world of shi+theads where he belongs
Anthony had never seen the mainland that lay on the other side of the Tenryuu Mountains He ih, that it was a land filled with dozens, even hundreds of human cities Its rural areas, too, would have stretched as far as the eye could see, where livestock leisurely roaes
The wild tribes in the south remained unconquered and defiant of the authority of the Aravakia Kingdom, but they were not a major threat On the infrequent occasions that conflict did break out, it was rare for the kingdom’s soldiers to actually die in battle In fact, the wild tribes were too preoccupied fighting each otherThe Aravakia Kingdom sometimes even stepped in to mediate the inter-tribe disputes It was almost as if Aravakia was a compassionate father and the wild tribes were its quarrelsome sons
Industry ell-developed, the people loved arts and entertainht, Lu with happiness and prosperity Altana and the mainland shared the same currency (the coins were old on the frontier was as cheap as ten silvers on theand everything was available at the markets Even the poor could obtainand even the ars on the mainland lived better than soldiers on the frontier
shi+theads They were all Goddamn shi+theads