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Several more hours were required to complete the ritual in the cave. The air had been thick with the scent of the sacrificed woman’s blood, which trickled down the altar throughout the lengthy prayer. Dunmel had patiently waited for everyone to leave. Once the cave was empty and the torches extinguished, plunging it into total…

Bading arrived at the scene just as the fire had been extinguished and the morning sun began to rise. Moments after spotting an unusual object flying across the eastern sky of Leang, he quickly grabbed a soldier who had come from the mansion and inquired, “What happened to Lady Latilda?” “I came to inform you,”…

Dunmel was perched at the highest point of the castle belonging to the Red Rose Count. Denmoju, a land covered in lush green fields, was as abundant and beautiful as Nadium, barely looking like a town that had just endured an enemy raid. Dunmel had finished the task Loyal had assigned him on the first…

When Kassel woke up, he found himself engulfed in darkness, unable to see anything. He waited for his eyes to adjust to the dark, trying to recall what he had done before falling asleep. The memories of Janie greeting him warmly with a hug and dining with Falcon’s men were vivid. But after sitting down…

(TL Note: Warning, this chapter is also dark) By evening, Bading and his army had returned to Leang after completing their mission in Denmoju. The people of Leang, who had been tormented by the attacks of the Red Rose Count in recent days, didn’t need to be told that the cessation of those attacks was…

Ambrue had already become a ruin, a place so desolate that it wouldn’t have been strange if an army had swept through. Corpses, both civilians and soldiers, were heaped together in the village. Those few who had survived regarded Kassel with fearful eyes as he passed by on horseback. Finding Count Enoa’s mansion was not…

(TL Note: Warning, this chapter is quite dark.) Latilda couldn’t calm herself and continued to pace the lobby. Only when evening arrived did the cavalry who had been patrolling return. As if it was only natural, they rushed to her instead of Bene and made their report. “A small army was here, and signs of…

Anna had not awakened for two days after returning from the basement, covered in blood. Latilda had not left the bedside, nursing Anna all night. The house steward, Bene, was concerned about her health and brought her food himself instead of ordering the maid. However, she did not even acknowledge Bene’s presence. As Bene was…

Sheyden raced down the straight road that stretched towards the cathedral. The Black Knight with the horn was still atop the cathedral’s spire. The street, always bustling with activity, was eerily deserted now. There were no citizens of Normant to be seen. When the evacuation order was first given, there were people who had come…

As darkness began to set, the army of the Red Rose Count prepared to move. In Normant, the soldiers were stationed in the fortress, waving their flags or holding up their spears, eager to demonstrate their strength. However, Luchi had known for some time that no other nobles’ reinforcements had arrived in Normant. ‘The march…