Taking a Breather

Aero then look back at the map and is looking over at the mountain passes in Duvar that surrounded the holy capital city

'They would at least delay Eric long enough for me to turn the situation around. It is not a matter of strength. But a matter of speed. It is sparse and easy to defend, hard to break through'

Aero then look at the eastern border of Vanheim on the map and he smiles a bit. He picked up a chess piece but he hesitated to put it on that area.

'Is he still in the board? Or is he truly retreating?' 

Aero is of course thinking about none other than the leader of the Orc, the Khagan of Nairhel Gruk

The Great Horde of the orc had threatened the eastern border of Vanheim during the Veranis invasion. 

That action in a way had cause the Empire army to be restrained a bit and emboldened Karak and Veranis.