The Radiant Army, led by Elwin, had finally managed to fight its way out of the ruins of the ancient Baldea Castle after a fierce battle with the Blue Dragon Knights.
The battle had not been large in scale or particularly long, but the two sides had fought until bodies littered the ground, and both had suffered considerable losses.
On the whole, however, the Radiant Army, made up of Karthus's elite forces and led by Elwin and the others, had been slightly stronger. Otherwise, they would never have managed to fight their way out of the castle.
But the Imperial soldiers led by Liat, the Blue Dragon Knights' deputy commander, had outnumbered them. They also had the advantage of the surrounding terrain, and their cavalry had charged several times. So even though Elwin and the others had forced their way out with the support of two mages, they had still lost a great many soldiers.
Now the two sides were essentially at a stalemate, facing each other across a distance of two or three hundred meters by the lake beside the fortress.
"..."
"Get everyone ready!"
"We're pulling out soon!"
Watching the Blue Dragon Knights' cavalry finish forming ranks ahead of them, Elwin gritted his teeth. Before the enemy could prepare another charge, he was ready to give the order to retreat.
"But!"
"Elwin!"
"The Holy Sword must still be in their hands. Are we really going to retreat?"
Hain had just used Pyroblast to blast a group of Blue Dragon Knights' cavalry into the lake. Now panting slightly from excessive mana expenditure, he froze for a moment, then spoke to Elwin, reluctant to give up.
"Exactly!"
"If we just push a little harder, we might break them!"
"Then we can take back the Holy Sword!"
Sherry, Princess of Karthus,