Chapter 20 The Millstone

What does it feel like when a new sun rises in the sky?

The answer is simple: if it's the same as the previous sun, then there's no feeling at all.

That's exactly how the citizens of Revodan felt.

They watched in a daze as people left the city and others entered.

The most widespread and logically sound explanation on the streets and in the alleys went like this:

The garrison official went out of the city to suppress bandits, died;

Bandits entered the city, looted at will, chaos ensued;

The new captain chased away the bandits, became the new garrison official, all was well.

The "new garrison" didn't bother to correct this perception but reinforced it instead.

Because Winters' strategy towards Revodan was "inaction."

He only had four legitimate military officers at his disposal—Moritz and Juan were not under his command.

And among his subordinates, fewer than two dozen could read and write.