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Leon’s acceptance didn’t mean that the spar could begin right away. Unlike Cedric, who was a guest in the Revolutionary Army, Lyon was its de facto commander. He couldn’t simply go off on his own with ten thousand soldiers standing behind him.
Leon was in the same position. By coming out here in Grania’s stead, he was representing Portroi itself. As a representative of a faction, he couldn’t just duel with the leader of the other group out of nowhere.
“Then, please give a bit of time,” Lyon said.
After hearing from Leon that the Gateway City was in no condition to handle ten thousand soldiers, Lyon decided to pull his army back to the foot of the mountain to make camp.
No matter how charismatic a commander, ten thousand troops were no small number. If he allowed them into a city that was already on edge, where order and security were barely being maintained, trouble was inevitable. They could even end up clashing with Leon’s group by accident.
Once Lyon and his troops began retreating from sight, Leon also sent Karen back toward the city.
“Karen, could you go tell Master Grania about this?”
“Got it! I’ll be right back!”
Without knowing the full story, Grania might misinterpret the...
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