A Sword in the Earl's Name

"I mean it. Get everything you got and get out," Julius whispered.

"Not until I've heard what is needed to be heard," Erica said.

"What you are about to hear will not concern you to be in battle. You are no knight. But you are the only thing that may be the key to keep Midland from falling," he said. Julius was much afraid of what might happen to Harald's wife and Brant as he waited for Harald to show himself.

Whether he liked it, the earl needed to show his face to the men who were ready to fight against the dark creatures. The citizens were being noted by some other knights and the earl's most trusted adversaries that they needed to be taken to safety. The men and women are required to evacuate from their homes and be taken to a safer place until the demons leave. The night creatures would be controlled by the most robust and most vigorous demons that would be impossible to fight. Julius believed he could take them all on with Mephiles's powers, but the cost would be hefty.