Chapter 75

|3rd POV|

"We need to get out of here."

Marscal Godwin jumps down the wall and orders his people to pack up—another humiliating defeat for his faction. Watching his army surrender after Childerich dies makes him angry, and watching as Gerrald uses Twilight Rune makes him livid.

Not only does Alenia die, but she also gives one of their hidden cards to the enemy. With the Sun Rune getting stolen away and two of the three Falena Runes in the enemy's possession, he knows that they are done. They are about to lose.

However, he will not give up just like that and will continue to fight until his last breath.

Marscal takes a deep breath and looks at the queen. As he is about to say something to the queen, someone picks her up and carries Lymsleia, the queen, while jumping from one tree to another.

"Dammit! Archer! Shoot her!"

"Father?! What if they hit the queen?!"

"I'd rather her die than join the enemy's camp! Shoot!"

A group of archers point their arrows, but their bows snap into two before they can even shoot. Chiyome already sabotages their equipment so thoroughly that they cannot shoot her down or follow her.

Lymsleia releases a sigh of relief when she sees Chiyome take her away from Godwin's camp. Her trial was over, and she could not help but be excited to see her brother again.

While Chiyome and Lymsleia disappear into the distance, Marscal takes a deep breath and says,

"Let's move out. We need to return to Sol-Falena."

Gizel looks at his father and says.

"Are we not returning to Stormfist, father?"

"No. We are defeated. However, we are completely defeated. I want to give them one last fight. Sol-Falena is the perfect place to give them the fight that will leave a deep scar."

Gizel wants to say that they are not yet defeated, but at the same time, he knows that the Loyalist Army has completely defeated them. They might manage to kill the Queen and occupy the capital city, but they cannot hold it for more than a year.

They thought they would have an easy win from all the planning they had done for years. However, this was not the case. They meet with strong opposition and are defeated by the combination of overwhelming support the Loyalist army has.

If the Godwin Faction had someone like Gerrald or Lucretia in their faction, they would easily win the war. Sadly, reality supports the prince instead of them.

Other than the support the Loyalist Army has, they also have a series of unfortunate events like the missing Sun Rune and how Chiyome killed the key noble lords in their faction. Without those key noble lords, they cannot recruit the other nobles fully. Now, many nobles stand aside and watch from the sideline, joining the winning side.

At first, they join their side, but after they see them getting beaten by the Loyalist Army, they start to hold back their support in money, reinforcement, and food.

Gizel's only wish is that whoever kills the noble under their nose will kill them as well. He loves to hear the news of their demise.

He shakes his head as he rides his horse out of the battlefield. He looks back at Lelcar and releases a sigh. This is the first time he feels completely defeated. He used to get anything he wanted through his manipulation or connection.

"This feeling… I hate it."

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"She is coming."

I suddenly said while cooking some food for our celebration.

"Eh? What is coming? Enemy?"

After Sialeeds says that, the group that waits for my food starts to get up from the ground and take out their weapons. I quickly shake my head and say.

"No. It is not an enemy. Chiyome is coming with the Queen."

After I say that, Freyjadour walks toward me and looks at me with a hopeful and begging expression.

"Are you sure? Is it true? Please tell me that it is true."

I smile at him and say.

"Don't worry. I am telling the truth. They should arrive in ten minutes. It is long enough for me to cook something for her."

After I say that, Frey looks at me with teary eyes and hugs me from behind. I laugh a little and pat him on the head. I can see the others smile at that news, and they start to open the wine and beer to celebrate the queen coming to their faction.

Boz laughs and drags the prince to celebrate with them while waiting for my food to be done.

"Thank you, Gerrald."

I look to the side and see Sialeeds standing next to me with a smile on her face. I shake my head and say.

"What is there to be thanked about? I only fulfill the end of a deal, right?"

Sialeeds chuckles at my words and says.

"You are too humble, Gerrald. Our deal only says that you are helping us in logistic matters, but you go beyond. You did not need to do anything to help us. You did not need to join in the battle. However, you do it nonetheless. Thank you."

I only smile at her and continue to cook the food. Sialeeds help me take care of the plate, and when the food is done, I separate the food equally, and Sialeeds give the food to the others. After she is done putting down the plate, someone lands on the ground.

Chiyome has arrived, and on her hand is the queen, who starts to tear up when she sees her brother. She jumps away from Chiyome and runs toward Freyjadour, who puts down his plate of food.

Lymsleia throws herself at him and shouts.

"Brother!"

Frey receives his sister into his arms and spins her around while laughing happily. The two of them laugh and cry at their reunion. The rest of us only watch from the side with a smile on our face.