Sneaky (7)

In the end, the enemy army suffered another crushing defeat. After being ambushed by the cavalry, they killed three thousand soldiers while they only killed around one thousand. They still had the backing and the almost full power of Neles state left. Still, they had already lost five thousand of their original fifteen, and three were injured and won't be able to fight for at least a week. As for things on the defenders' side, they had lost three thousand, and the other three were wounded. So, they had the upper hand. Thanks to that, Jean invited the Captains and the leaders of all units to have a talk. It seemed like serious business between the important people, so Billy didn't have anything to do with it, or so he thought... Marie had other plans.

"Come with me, kiddo," Marie said.

"Why?" Billy asked.

"You look like someone who has a good memory, so you will explain to the others the contents of the meeting," Marie replied. "That would be too much of a pain to me."