Battle of Sissilpond Ridge (Part-1)

Chapter 804

In Manuk's mind, Perseus's rhetoric that 40,000 vs 30,000 was a better deal than 50,000 vs 40,000 did not hold water in the current circumstances.

Because the terrain negated all that advantage.

In fact, Manuk would have argued that even with a 10,000 men advantage, they were in the backfoot due to the terrain.

But Manuk did not push these talks any further, for he knew his limits

He was ultimately a foreign dignitary and even his current privilege of being able to accompany the king to war was purely based on the fact that he had contributed so heavily to his army.

And even then Manuk had no control of the 8,000. something he had to give the entirety to Perseus to secure his trust. 

And he could only hope all the various legends regarding the king's military leadership were right.