The Delayed Ardor of Youth

Young men's blood always ran hot, especially those who hadn't lived through the Warsaw tragedy sixteen years earlier.

In fact, three of Poland's four major restoration organizations opposed an uprising at this time. Their organizations had already been damaged after the previous uprising was exposed.

The Polish Restoration Army was different. With its main forces spread across other European countries, it disagreed because it urgently needed an uprising to prove its worth.

"War!"

"War!"

"War!"

The young men were already burning with fervor, especially the young nobles who had just lost their lands in Russia and Prussia. They believed Russia and Prussia were powerful empires that would be difficult to defeat, while the Austrian Empire seemed weak and easy to bully.

In fact, some Polish Restorationists had already entered Galicia alongside the refugee caravans. The refugee camps were full of people dissatisfied with their circumstances, and a little prompting would be enough to set the whole place ablaze.

Landry Promis had already reached an agreement with the great nobles, but they still lacked someone who could make the final decision.

General Bem became the key to whether the uprising would happen. Though the old general was fifty-one and had taken part in the Polish Uprising years ago, the war had left him with few bitter memories.

On the contrary, that war had turned Bem, an obscure artillery second lieutenant, into a celebrated national hero.

Whether in Paris or London, Bem's name rang out across the Polish community. Even the fallen martyrs and the uprising's organizers were less famous than he was.

Most of the Restorationists who had taken part in the Polish Uprising opposed this pointless sacrifice, but how could Bem, a symbol of Polish soldiers' courage, back down?

"As Polish soldiers, we must have backbone! We're not afraid of