Watching Wendell slam the door and storm out, Reiner shook his head helplessly. His younger brother had always been so restless. At only thirteen, he already wanted to go to the battlefield and fight the enemy hand-to-hand.
Of course, he could not allow it. The little brat would only be angry for a while; he would get over it in a few days. The urgent matter now was to immediately assemble an army and reinforce Baron Kahn.
In truth, Reiner did not want his army to suffer too many losses. After all, they were only going to save Baron Kahn. Ever since learning of Count Zebo's situation from Count Wesley, he had felt uneasy.
He truly feared that Count Zebo would start a war in the North and lead his army straight to Morland Castle. When that happened, would he rise up and resist, or choose to surrender? He did not want to test himself like that. Therefore, he chose to create as many obstacles for Count Zebo as possible, perhaps even kill him in the end.
Of course, this battle only required them to drive back the enemy forces besieging Kahn. He was not planning to let his army suffer excessive losses. They had been bought with Merit Points and money, and he could not bear to see his soldiers harmed.
Lady Moreland was somewhat worried about Reiner's decision. Since her eldest son had returned, there had been more wars than in all the previous years combined. She truly feared that something might happen to him on the battlefield.
"Don't worry, Mother. You know that I am one blessed by the Holy Father. The army the Holy Father granted me is so elite, and the Crimson Gryphon Knights have faced powerful foreign races head-on before. My knights will also