Rosetta rose from behind his desk and walked to the map nearby, his gaze slowly sweeping across the series of markings along the border. Behind him came Matilda's voice: "Over the past week, the Cecilians have reinforced the Winterwolf Fortress Defense Line four times. At the same time, their controlled territory has extended all the way from the fortress to Shadow Marsh. Not long ago, they seized the mechanical bridge in the Shadow Marsh region and brought an Armored Train into the war zone. Now that War Machine is entrenched along the line from Shadow Marsh to Winterwolf Fortress like a fortress itself, placing enormous pressure on our border offensive..."
"Looks like they've made up their minds to nail themselves to Winterwolf Fortress... It's a strategic stronghold," Rosetta said with a nod. "So we cannot rule out the possibility of them suddenly launching an attack on Alderan."
"That does seem to be the case..." Matilda replied. "We have cut off the railway linking Shadow Marsh to the interior and established a new front with Winterhold as its anchor. Troops mobilized from across the country are steadily gathering there. The Cecil Steel Chariots and mobile infantry tactics caused us tremendous casualties at first, but after Count Perrin Winterhold withdrew from the Winter Wolf Defense Line to the rear, he guided the frontline forces in developing many effective tactics. Our Supernatural Being units can now counter those machines effectively... but we still have no way of dealing with the Cecilians' two mobile fortresses."
"Perrin Winterhold..." Rosetta murmured. "After the fall of Winterwolf Fortress, he faced a great deal of doubt within the country... Those voices have finally fallen silent."
"In the battle for Winterwolf Fortress, one of the two principal commanders surrendered, while the other withdrew to the rear ahead of time.