Retrospect

Time flew by! On June 1st, midsummer—once Children's Day on Blue Star—it was now Caslo and Ajax's wedding day. Over the past few months, everyone had finally wrapped up the aftermath of the great war. It had been exactly four months since the Battle of the North began on February 1st.

The Battle of the North, which had lasted roughly a month, had practically wrecked every Northern Territory kingdom except Dale. After Apophis Breo ended his stalemate with the Orc army on March 12th, the Battle of the North was officially declared over!

The allied forces had suffered both victories and defeats, but overall, they had achieved a major strategic victory! Apophis Breo's Lion Territory had driven the family's power into the heart of the Misty Mountains like a nail! The Lion banner and the Red Flag with Golden Dragon now flew together within the Misty Mountains! The sprawling Junlin Fortress had brutally cut the Misty Mountains in half! Apophis Breo had severed contact between the northern and southern Orcs, though in the years ahead, he would also face immense military pressure.

During that time, Roland's system had triggered several returning remnant events, and Lion Territory had benefited considerably. Its population now approached five thousand. After consolidating his territory, Apophis Breo had somehow scraped together an army of five hundred Valiant Warriors. Clearly, he had learned well from Roland—Militaristic and Aggressive... But the advantage was that Lion Territory had begun making contact with the elves of Rivendell. With the remnant people's resources and Apophis Breo's own foundations, their food shortage was far less severe than Roland's. They were basically at the point where they could barely feed themselves.

As for Roland's side, there was both good news and bad news. Several remnant events had pushed the population under his rule