After hearing Keledu's concerns, Bone Baldy felt somewhat dispirited as well. He had originally been a strong supporter of the Iron Bone Tribe's southern invasion.
Whether from the standpoint of the Iron Bone Tribe's interests or the tribe's actual needs, this was a step they had to take.
Heshima's resolve and actions had also received much encouragement and support. Many other Barbarian Tribes strongly supported what he was doing as well, since everyone had long grown sick of the bloodshed and chaos within the steppe.
But Keledu had directly rejected Heshima's entire course of action this time, even predicting its failure.
This left Bone Baldy, who had originally supported the operation, feeling disheartened. Yet Keledu's words did make sense, and Bone Baldy felt utterly drained.
Keledu saw that Gutor was distracted and knew these facts had likely dealt him quite a blow. He continued, "There may not be no chance at all. Perhaps I am merely being alarmist. I am indeed a little too rational.
So many Barbarian forces have gathered together—over a million people and hundreds of thousands of troops. With so many people assembled, who knows what kind of chemical reaction might occur.
Besides, we have one considerable advantage: for the time being, we only need to face this one noble territory.
Winter has not yet ended. Given the terrible roads in the Northlands and the marching ability of those noble armies, we do not need to worry about other Northern Frontier nobles reinforcing this noble territory anytime soon.
If we only face this one noble territory, perhaps we still have a chance. No matter how strong it is, a single territory's strength has limits.
Though Keledu said this, he was thinking of something else: Of course, that might be true, but who knew how much power that