The Death Toll Rises

Shortly after the battle map was brought into the meeting room and laid out on the table, Duke Gamliel studied the positions of all the marked families and forces under Duke Zohar and compared them to his own.

Nothing seemed out of place, and everything was the same as when he reviewed the map last night.

The major families and forces in the imperial capital were mostly divided by the two ducal factions they supported. The major families and forces situated in the wealthy northern half of the imperial capital supported Duke Zohar, and the rest in the great southern half rallied under Duke Gamliel.

Only a few minor families and forces scattered across the imperial capital supported Duke Zaahir.

Nevertheless, any major movements from Duke Zohar's side near the central district, which divided the two factions, would be easily discovered by Duke Gamliel's people stationed nearby.

However, the opposite was also true for the other side.