New Defenses

Alexander's mouth almost twitched as he heard Remus go off on his own, who finished his speech by posing, "... I ask for your permission to burn the ships at the Great Harbor… to secure our flank!"

The young general really did not mince his words.

And this sudden request made the room all of a sudden turn abnormally silent for a while. 

The great relief most had felt upon hearing the crowd had dispersed on their own without spilling any blood was gone, replaced by a sudden curious intrigue as everyone instead turned to look at Lady Miranda, eager to see her response.

While the lady of the house sensing such a heavy gaze felt she had just been put in a very difficult situation.

She was of course vehemently against this just as Alexander had predicted…. due to all the reasons he had already foreseen.

But she could not also outright reject the request, after looking at the face of who it was asking her.