Conrad's Reason: Ambushing the Reinforcements

'The family has been under a lot of stress and scrutiny, we have already lost a lot of our businesses because the crown, as well as the other families, have taken them after your defeat.'

'If you get this message, do not come back home, they are pushing for your imprisonment after this, even if you manage to defeat the rebels, Obolev was sent to take command and send you back to the capital so that you can answer for the losses you had.'

'The other families have lost some of their leaders and children in the battle, they are pushing for your punishment, and the emperor is unwilling to go against them at this point as the situation is tense, so please, do not come back.'

That was the secret letter that Conrad's mother had sent him. She had placed it inside his father's letter, making it only appear once he touched the letter thanks to a blood seal she placed on it.