Hope was a dangerous thing to count on.
And something that Nibraz refused to buy into.
"That is unlikely. I do not believe it." The old man flatly said, reasoning, "The more likely explanation is that the letter has not arrived yet. After all, it takes some time to get word from Zanzan to Adhan, and then to us.".
And then menacingly added, "If you can wait a month, I can get you another ten thousand (10,000) men. I want to make sure those bastards burn."
The old man was planning to go all out to avenge his son.
"No! A month is too long!" But he was decisively struck down by a noble, who reasoned, "We are already cutting it too close to the spring harvest. And we will need our man back by April at the latest. Or all our crops will go to waste."