Luring in the enemy (1)

The next morning, we set off from Vayne City.

As if to show his support, Duke Yuletide even came to the city gates himself to see us off.

From the head of the army, I could see him above the gates when I turned back to look at the city. Seeing me look back, Duke Yuletide even gave me a nod as if he was showing his support.

I just gave a nod back in response, but…

Neither of us were sincere in our nods.

Both of us clearly didn't want to see the other side succeed, so we were only doing this to put on a show.

Once we left Vayne City, we headed further west to the border.

Even though the enemy sent people into our kingdom's territory to raid, those were nothing more than small groups. The main forces would still be on the border since they wouldn't risk being wrapped around.