Volume 1 Volume 3 Part6 (2/2)
“That’s…Do you not believe us? Right now, do you continue to turn your gaze away fro outside?”
To Fin’s frank words, Ansius closed his eyes and sighed
“I can’t say anything But, noin Nanais and Tetna, Winea here has its own undeniable truth If you object the Corps Commander’s words, then you can’t stay in the city…that’s the biggest thing The Corps Commander holds powerful connections The city council is completely filled with his yes-men Besides, I feel bad for you, but supplies are still conate The North has always been a poor land Even since then, they’ve defaulted on their taxes over and over again It can’t be helped that we can’t believe in your words”
“……”
Fin couldn’t believe his own ears ‘It can’t be helped,’ he says ‘It can’t be helped, so give up’
In order to escape froaze, Ancius cleared his throat and looked at the wall Hanging on it was a finished textile map of the whole empire
“Another thing The ht now, is how serious the contest for the e At any rate, even in Winea, this ather our military forces and be prepared to head south at any time”
“Is that why you’re saying you’ll abandon Nanais? Please, at least”
At least one unit Fin wanted to plead, but Ancius silenced him with a wave of his hand
“Nanais has boats, right? If they’re really in that dire of a situation, they should’ve just head out to sea, circled around Grahs Cape, and taken refugee somewhere like in Vertia We can’t separate our military force from Winea”
Being told without hesitation, Fin was fooled for a second into thinking that the man was actually correct Sure, Nanais has several shi+ps used for patrolling the waters However…if it’s Masod they’re talking about, he’d probably already thought beforehand about the method Ancius proposed There’s no doubt that there was a reason why it was impossible, why it wasn’t practical
But, Fin was unable to even figure out the reason ith his confused mind He just wanted to continue the conversation and asked a question connected to his request
“Is the empire’s state of affairs really that tense?”
“Yeah,” Ancius gave a serious nod “After Emperor Aedius’s death, the eldest son Lord Genas was enthroned, right? Well, that was about 5 years ago”
Fin nodded absentmindedly Around that time, Fin was just adopted by Oandus He recalled that there were celebrations even in the street to honor the enthronement of the new emperor
“Lord Genas had a bad relations with the Council of Dragon Lords Even though his ties to the arer, you see So, the Council, one way or another, supported his younger brother Fedoras This development created unease in Lord Genas, so he tried to dissolve the Council, clai to overthrow the emperor But in the end, Lord Fedoras was decided A little o from now, Lord Fedoras assassinated his elder brother and ascended the throne”
“I didn’t know about such a thing”
“Starting frootten suspicious Even without that, it takes a lot of time for news to reach all the way up here to the northern side of the e Even the news of Lord Fedoras’ enthroneo Lord Genas’ son had escaped and received the support of those in the ily respected his late father They defeated Lord Fedoras and enthroned the son That was the story froo The emperor has now become His Majesty Valis”
“And? Are you concerned about ill becoius?”
Without concealing his tediuave off a sarcastic air and pressed the man to move on If this wasn’t the case, then there’s no reason for the Winea army corps to prepare for war
“That’s not so “Ok, listen well Currently, there are many enemies of Emperor Valis There’s Cenate, the adopted child whose uncle, Fedoras was killed personally by Valis Actually, Cenate’s the grandson of the Nakte feudal lord, Dragon Lord Cenate Austra It appears that he’s beensince The elder Cenate and his son Rufus, the 4th Ar for his whereabouts If they can find and support the young Cenate, then Eht spot”
“Nakte…”
Fin whispered as he stared at the e city whose size rivaled that of the capital, and that it was roughly located at the center of the fertile Neena Plains If one takes the Calsue, or if one travels southwest and goes around thethe coast, one can come out from behind Nakte Whether Nakte will be enemies or allied troops, it depends on the situation They on Lord and assist the side that looked like they in in hopes of earning honor and privileges Or possibly, they ait for the two of sides to destroy each other
Fin guessed what Dirgius was trying to do, and he felt sick The pri safety in the north Their “country” was the northern side of the e, not the south
Ancius continued on as Fin reer
“There are other disturbing rumors as well The noble Rofurus Faed by the late Emperor Genas, but theElecia was overlooked It appears that she became the female head of the family and consolidated the whole clan in order to raise a revolt in revenge against the emperor Furthermore…”
At that moment, Ancius paused for a second It was unsure whether it was to imply emphasis, or he was hesitant to finish When Fin raised his eyebrows, Ancius cleared his throat and sloppily finished his sentence, though his tone feigned composure
“It appears that this Elecia is a real Dragon Lord”
“………”
Fin’s jaw dropped A real, Dragon Lord In other words, that title wasn’t just a relic of the far past; thus…
“Has a dragon…appeared?”
“It’s just a ru red color, just like Elecia’s hair, and that it flew through the battlefield”
Theover the question of its validity Fin also had on a complicated face as he closed his ajar mouth
If that really was the truth, then couldn’t the ele breath? Probably the reason that hasn’t happened yet was that the dragon’s poasn’t as strong as told by the legends Or it could even be because dragon actually doesn’t want to get involved in huuesses he makes, it’s not like the truth will become revealed
Ancius pulled hiether and returned the conversation to the real matter at hand
“At any rate, because we’re in such a situation, it’s not strange for a convention to be called by the country one day We don’t have the luxury to send anyone to the north They’ve got no choice but to do soth What about you? If you caister you to our aronna be hard”
Fin unintentionally let out a laugh Go back on that journey? If Ancius was in Fin’s position or even if he had gone up north once, then the man would’ve knohat a stupid statement he had just said
Ancius was puzzled at as so funny, so Fin slowly shook his head
“I won’t return After all, you haven’t taken a single thing I’ve said seriously I, with ether We h thein a in Tetna, we continued on as we strayed off the main road in order to avoid the Beasts And e only needed a little bit more…ere attacked by bandits”
His voice gradually beco a confrontational tone Fin fixed his aze on Ancius who had averted his eyes, uncomfortable
“Several children were abducted and the soldier died Everyone, was covered in injuries and worn-out We had neither food nor water There’s no e can return As long we’re not accompanied by one army unit”
That was a strong bloithout any room for coht
—-However, after a long silence, Ancius looked over Fin as if he didn’t understand a single thing said and answered calmly yet indifferent
“Then, you’ll just have to find a job in this city If you’re gonna work for the are for residence for your family We need as many soldiers as we can, you see The attached facility of the Temple of Nanais will probably take care of the orphans Well, I can wait for your response tomorrow Go to your family and consult with them once”
Now, go His hand gesture prompted Fin to leave the room
Fin was dealt with appropriately; he was vaguely manipulated
He dropped his shoulders in disappoint He left the rooht now, he couldn’t find any hope in the army any possibly knocking on this door again tomorrow
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