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BOOM—!!
Tuli stared at the enemy before her, slamming her desk in disbelief.
“How could this happen?! How did the enemy get to our doorstep without us knowing?!”
Reports of defeat had been coming one after the other.
The gates of Moon Aether had been breached, and by the time Tuli had rushed her forces to defend it, the immigrant tribes had already vanished. Then came the news of defeat at the Binfredo River.
Tuli had hastily attempted to withdraw her troops to reinforce their position, but she couldn’t just leave Moon Aether in ruins. She had to split her forces, which consequently left her weakened. Just as she was trying to regroup, the unbelievable news that Yoman had fallen reached her ears. She almost couldn’t believe what was happening.
Tuli gritted her teeth. Up until this point, her plans had been flawless. Just a few days—she had thought it would take only a few more days to bring this civil war to a decisive conclusion.
But in that brief time, everything had changed.
“The barbarians have not only defiled the lands of the principality but have completely derailed my plans,” Tuli growled, fuming inwardly.
Karyl MacGovern—the name had reached her too late. If she had known sooner, she wouldn’t have bothered with poison or any other indirect methods; she would have decapitated Fran outright.
Tuli had been convinced that time was her ally—Fran, addicted to the drugs she had supplied, would inevitably destroy himself without her having to lift a finger.
“What happened? Even drugged out of his mind, Fran shouldn’t have made such a mess of things. How could he bring the barbarians into our internal affairs…?!”
Tuli knew about their meeting in Cove, and she was also aware that Karyl had offered...
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