No Mercy, No Retreat

For a full week, the Pendralis army meticulously prepared for battle, following Arthur's carefully laid-out strategy. Every unit was assigned its position, every maneuver rehearsed, and every soldier drilled in the precise execution of the plan. Their goal was clear—meet the Aragonese army at Tiko Plain, a location strategically chosen four kilometers west of the Sarsat River, where the terrain would work in Pendralis' favor.

At the same time, Aragonese scouting units had also discovered Pendralis' troop movements, and the intelligence quickly reached the Aragonese high command. With both armies marching toward each other, it was now inevitable. By tomorrow afternoon, the forces of Pendralis and Aragon would clash at Tiko Plain in what was set to be the most decisive battle of the war.