Dismas was standing in the tower housing Telgramm as he looked out the window with anxious eyes.

Imperial flags could be seen waving in the air between the rocky mountains outside Cabragh. In just less than a week, Juan’s imperial forces had managed to break through the West and were just around the corner of reaching Cabragh—the furthest point in the West.

While the imperial forces must be suffering from a lot of accumulated fatigue, they would still be full of morale, since they had won consecutive battles. Furthermore, all of them also wanted revenge for Hela Henna, a well-respected noble.

It was clear that the Capital Army would recover from their fatigue and that they will also get more reinforcements as time goes by. If the Imperial Army decided to just block Cabragh as it is, the Western Army would have no choice but to surrender in less than half a year.

Of course, the blockade would not succeed.

After all, Dismas’ side had the Telgramm, the Cainheryars, and the Pope.

However, the enemy’s side had the emperor. While it was unknown whether the emperor was real or not, it was true that he had enough power to make such a claim and had even successfully convinced everyone. At the same time, the fortress would be meaningless if Nienna and the dragon joined the battle as well.

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