Assembly

Taking control of the entire province with my measly band of greenhorns would be extremely difficult—that is, if I relied solely on them. But I had at my disposal a much greater and more effective force. One that would frighten the principalia more than my armed men ever could.

I had the news about the war spread as soon as I could. While I conducted the meeting in the conference room, it had already reached the town and nearby villages.

When I called for an assembly that same afternoon at the plaza, a large, boisterous crowd responded.

I had prepared accordingly, playing to their patriotic spirit. Along the fringes of the plaza, I had some recruits in their well-pressed uniforms and polished boots stand at attention. On the veranda, I stationed the senior officers in full dress, complete with shoulder straps.