Ch. 512 It is different this time

The mage's choice of day of attack was a repeat of Elric's day of birth, but this time was going to have a completely different outcome. For one the royal family was not going to be caught off guard but the sudden sneak attack from an unsuspend enemy force. Elric had guessed that the timing of how long it should take the scattered mages to come together under one banner and plan an attack coincidentally lined up all too well with his birthday, so he "encouraged" the timing of the attack by announcing the public execution of the captive mages.