The King's Curse

"Ah..." Reiner drawled, nodding to show that he understood.

"By the way..." Reiner said, "how did the Kingdom of Buckden's army get here so quickly? I really can't understand how they managed to move so fast!"

Reiner raised an eyebrow and quietly observed Sir Andrew's expression.

Hearing this, Sir Andrew said apologetically, "I'm very sorry. I wish to express my father's apologies to you on his behalf!"

"Hey!" Seeing Sir Andrew's sincere expression, Reiner quickly waved his hands and said, "I was only curious about what method they used. I didn't mean to blame you! Besides, they didn't have any impact on me, did they? I still managed to take the imperial capital!"

"On the contrary, I'm very glad they came here so quickly. Otherwise, I might have had to face a pincer attack from both the Holy War Coalition and them at the same time!"

"Besides... heh... I was also worried that if you really held out for four months, you might suffer tremendous losses. That isn't something I wanted to see!" Reiner said sincerely.

"You truly are a merciful king!" Sir Andrew exclaimed in admiration.

He continued, "When you asked us to hold back the Kingdom of Buckden's army for four months, we did exactly as you instructed!"

Although Reiner acted as if he did not care about the matter, Sir Andrew understood Reiner's earlier hint.

"We held their army beneath the walls of Rollsfort for seven whole days. Since we were too few in number, we didn't dare leave the city to fight them. You know that!"

Reiner nodded upon hearing this, indicating that he understood.

"Then the Kingdom of Buckden grew extremely anxious. They left three thousand soldiers beneath the walls of Rollsfort to guard against a sneak attack from us, while their main force bypassed