As news of Gawain's great victory—charging straight into the enemy ranks and personally cutting down their commander—reached Leon in the central army, Leon's expression immediately brightened.
"Gawain takes after me in this. As expected of my son."
Leon stroked his neatly trimmed golden beard, nodding in constant praise. He was greatly pleased with Gawain's valiant performance.
The army had been divided into several sections. Aside from the eight legions tasked with suppressing the rear, another four legions ensured the transport of supplies.
Leon himself commanded the central army, directly leading more than thirty thousand men. Gawain was still too young to stand on his own for the time being, so Leon kept him at his side for direct deployment, assigning him to serve as the vanguard clearing the way...