19 Rooster Prince in Danger (1/2)
Knightsend, Western Region
Baron Marvin had been staring at the letter for a few minutes now. He never thought that the King would do this. The letter, of course, came from a person he hadn't met before. But if Timothy trusted Lucia Vanadis, then he will also trust her. Marvin knew that Timothy was not a fool. If he trusts somebody, then that person can be trusted.
If what Lucia Vanadis said was the truth, then Timothy is in danger. Marvin leaned on his chair. A second letter from Mathias added to his worries. Mathias won't help Timothy. His reasoning was simple, it will be better for Leo's Tear to lose one member rather than two. Marvin doesn't think of Mathias' reasoning as cowardly. In fact, Marvin believes that it was the right thing to do. It will be suicidal to face the Tulosan army. Cavalry was dangerous in the battlefield.
Lucia Vanadis got one thing wrong. She probably thought that Mathias would help Timothy. But Marvin knew that Mathias was a very pragmatic person.
Marvin stood up and looked outside his window. Well, she got two things wrong. She probably also thought that there was no way for Knightsend to help Timothy. Lucia Vanadis underestimated Timothy's popularity among the soldiers of Knightsend. They love Timothy so much that they will break any walls just to rescue him. Marvin smiled. It's time for the lion to wake up from its slumber.
He called for a meeting.
General Marvin gathered all the officers inside the meeting room. There were 40 Centurions, 4 Prefects and General Marvin himself. The most basic unit of the Castonian Military was the Century. One Century was composed of 100 soldiers and was led by a Centurion. Ten Centuries made up a Cohort which was headed by a Prefect. An army, under a general like Marvin, was composed of several Cohorts. The number of Cohorts an army had varies. Of the four western Castonian Armies, the garrison of Knightsend had the least number of Cohorts at four. Knightsend is so far away that the crown can't handle the logistics to support a larger army.
Marvin looked around. Timothy himself handpicked these men. According to him, every single one of them was capable, loyal and brave.
”I had just received troubling news” Marvin started. He stood in front of them with both his hands tugged behind him. ”It seems Prince Timothy is in danger.”
Marvin then told them part of the story. He cut some parts of the story like the King's role in all of this and the Wismarine Prince. He only told them about Timothy's predicament. After he finished, the officers were in an uproar.
”General..” One of the Centurions stood from his seat ”if your information is correct, then Prince Timothy is indeed in danger. We need to do something”
”Should we tell the men of this?” another centurion asked
”You know how much they love Prince Timothy. If they find out we've been keeping this a secret from them, they'll rip us apart!”
” We must first inform the King!” A Prefect exclaimed
”Even if we do, it's already too late. By now, the Tulosan's should have already heard of Timothy's situation and are on the process of cutting off his escape.” A Centurion said