Amidst an army of fools

Sometimes taking a walk is something that helps one think. To clear their head and come up with answers. Sometimes, enjoying the countryside can be refreshing; a way to relax and unwind from the hustle and bustle of civilization. But sometimes it wasn't nearly so pleasant. Now was one of those times.

After the battles had ended, the army at the western front split apart, with a quarter remaining behind to tend to the aftermath, while the remaining three quarters returned to the east to celebrate and tend to their own lands and govern those that needed governing. Those that remained behind might have been viewed as more noble, but it was true that the eastern domains needed their nobility to return in order for things to be run properly.