"To the wall first!" Ines decisively ordered.
The Sea Eagle Knights protected the princess, leading her to the towering fortress defense structure.
In the open area surrounded by guards, Ines coordinated the army around her, sending messengers to gather the magicians.
Coincidentally, Count Eriv's men from the Thorny Flower Family and several lords of Kantadar appeared on the wall shortly after.
The generals defending the fortress gazed into the pitch-black exterior of the city.
The watchtower in the distant outskirts was deathly silent, the life and death of the guards unknown.
And in the endless night, countless ghost fires like stars surged toward the fortress in the dead silence.
Under the moonlight, the battle within the fortress and the assault from outside commenced simultaneously.