"Ha! As expected of the count!"
"I could sense his boldness even from his proclamation!"
"Truly, he is the famed Dragonslayer of the empire!"
Kaspar suppressed the urge to laugh at their sudden sycophancy. Famed Dragonslayer of the empire?
None of them had seen Sylas in action, yet they spouted praise as if they had.
Kaspar recalled his earlier conversation with Sylas before the proclamation was issued.
"This proclamation will make an example of Conrad."
"But, my lord, they're a rabble without siege experience or weapons."
"Don't worry. I have the perfect siege weapon for the job."
"You do? Such an extraordinary artifact?"
"Indeed. This," Sylas said, patting the cursed sword at his side.
Kaspar had blinked in confusion.
"Forgive me, my lord, but isn't that a sword…?"
"If it can shatter gates and destroy walls, it's a siege weapon. What does its form matter?"
"…"