Battle of Wits

Bener tried to remember, but he could not. Reya was, after all, a common name in Northem.

No sooner had Lara fallen asleep when there was a commotion outside. The four people crowding the tent went out to check what happened.

Coming out of the gate of the walled Sentro, were the elderlies, women, and children. Their numbers have doubled.

People were also coming from the eastern outskirts of the fortified town center. They must have come from the villages.

Alarc's sharp gaze swept over the citizens of Northem and he estimated them to be over a thousand.

"Damn it!" General Odin cursed. "Whoever behind this scheme is such a coward."

"What do we do, your highness?" General Odin, out of respect, asked Prince Alaric.