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“In the end, we couldn’t find the emperor. If he managed to make it out alive, he should have arrived in Hamel by now.”
Varca said and then glanced at Urich who was sitting in his chair with exhaustion evident on his face.
Despite the two being the same age, Urich looked at least ten years older not just because of the appearance; he had an atmosphere as bleak as autumn.
‘He looks like a campfire that burned all night.’
Watching Urich was like seeing the last embers of a fire flicker and die. He was a man who had lived each day more passionately than anyone else, and the density of his life was just as high.
“So after all that, we still have to attack Hamel?”
The other commanders fell silent at Urich’s words.
“How about we aim for peace? We’ve pushed the empire this far; we should be able to negotiate good terms for ourselves.”
Duke Lungell looked around to confirm that he had the support of other commanders, and then continued, “It seems best to surround Hamel and demand peace. Regardless of what happened to the emperor, the fact is that we won the battles, so the empire will have to accept.”
No one argued against his sensible plan. Wars were fought out of necessity, not because people enjoyed them.
Urich didn’t argue either and agreed with the plan. He...
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