Chapter 20: Troops Set Out from River Valley

Vilechka did not take Earl Kant's words seriously.

Not mocking was the greatest respect he could give to Earl Kant.

How could Vilechka deign to listen to the excuses of a loser?

Praising an opponent was the same as telling others that his defeat wasn't so unsightly.

But Steve Gailande felt things were not so simple.

He had seen Earl Kant's army and, though it was not fit for a major battle, it still had some fighting capability.

He was one of the first nobles to arrive here and had spoken with a knight under Earl Kant's command, learning about the specific situation at the time.

Why didn't they dare to attack?

Naturally, it was for fear of debilitating casualties.

That young lord was decidedly convinced of this fact!

If Earl Kant had wanted to keep them, it would have cost them their lives.

If the enemy didn't collapse, it would be Earl Kant who did.

Such a deal was not worthwhile at all.

But what if Earl Kant insisted on gambling, on forcefully ordering an attack?