Faced with Xu Gerson's retort, Triss, famed for her cunning and known as the continent's finest theologian and a distinguished historian, was at a loss for words.
All right, Xu Gerson could withdraw its troops. But what would happen afterward?
As the Chosen of the Hunt, it would be cast aside in an instant and branded a traitor by the gnolls. Meanwhile, Guelman Bonechewer, who was currently launching an epic Waaaagh on the Genoa Peninsula, would immediately take its place. The slaughter and conquest Bonechewer was carrying out there already suited the Lord of the Hunt's tastes. If Bonechewer became the Chosen of the Hunt, the evil god's awakening cycle would likely be compressed to less than a week.
Compared with Transia, which had already made thorough preparations for war, the Genoa Peninsula was truly defenseless. If the Black Calamity took root there, the consequences would be disastrous.
Taking everything into account, Triss was forced to reach a very unpleasant conclusion: letting Xu Gerson maintain the status quo was the best way to influence the course of the war.
Murphy offered no opinion on the matter.
He studied Xu Gerson before him, noting the warhammer in its left claw and the paper from Hogg in its right.
There seemed to be some hidden symbolism in the scene.
Perhaps, at some point in its life, Xu Gerson would take on Hogg's responsibilities. But unfortunately, fate was not kind to it. The layer of blood-red light shimmering around it already showed that its fate had been sealed.
Like Murphy, it could only follow its predetermined path until it reached the end.
The gnoll before him didn't seem too unhappy about it, though. After all, by a gnoll's outlook and values, dying in the final battle of a fierce war was hardly an