The four nobles blocking the way between Charlotte and Thessaly also convened a military council.
At the meeting, Baron Exon spoke with great fervor, declaring that Charlotte had ten defeats while the allied forces of the four nobles had ten victories.
"Viscount Constantine is a hero of our Black Phoenix Dynasty. There is absolutely no way he could have defected to the Farsians!"
"He is lying, slandering us, and trying to shake our resolve to resist to the end."
"Although Charlotte is fairly famous, he is merely a writer who made his name through literature. I heard that in Fars, he was only a civilian official handling documents. His current position came solely from winning over Princess Anne. All his military achievements are fake! Can you believe that one man can write, race carriages, compose operas, and fight on the battlefield? Absurd! Utterly absurd!"
"Fars, Inglima, Byron, and the Lionheart Dynasty all have their own hidden agendas. There is no way they can work together wholeheartedly. Besides, they have come from afar and cannot possibly sustain themselves for long."
"My two Counts! Can you truly believe such wild rumors..."
At that moment, a clerk burst in and handed a document to his master, Count Nottingham. The Count glanced at it, then calmly passed it to Count Barnett beside him. After reading it, Count Barnett looked shocked, but he directly crushed the document instead of passing it to Viscount Angelo.
Just as Baron Exon was about to ask what was happening, another clerk entered. This time, he handed the document to Count Barnett. Count Barnett glanced at it, then passed it to Viscount Angelo.
After reading it, the Viscount's expression changed. His feelings were complicated, and his face darkened.
A while later, two more clerks entered one after another, each delivering