Charlotte had no idea that Duchess Joseph was already so panicked that she did not know what to do.
Duke Joseph had indeed led all the Duchy of Behemoth's troops to attack the Nansera Territory, but the situation was dire. The Duke was trapped on the front lines in a small city called Interlaken and had been unable to break out.
The Duchess had been desperately awaiting reinforcements from Baron Filer, her husband's most trusted subordinate, only to receive the terrible news that his entire army had been wiped out.
That was not even what frightened the Duchess most. The Empire had always wanted to turn the Duchy of Behemoth into the Behemoth Territory, or a province of the same name, directly administered by the central government of Fars.
Now, Behemoth had no troops within its borders, powerful enemies outside, its main army trapped, its allies annihilated, while the "ill-intentioned" Imperial army stood at the gates.
The Duchess had nearly considered fleeing back to her family home.
Assigning Charlotte's West Wind Knight Regiment to Baron Filer's Silver Doveburg had been a move born of desperation.
Baron Filer had died on the battlefield. He had never imagined that, in the end, he would not even be able to preserve his own home.
Charlotte had not wanted to go to war in the first place. Nor did he have an intelligence network. Dobbin's combat squad had only recently switched to being scouts and was still terribly amateurish; they could only ask farmers and the like for news, and could not uncover any worthwhile intelligence. So, simply having somewhere to garrison already made him quite happy.
After several more days of marching, when the West Wind Knight Regiment entered Silver Doveburg, Baron Filer's territory was thrown into quite a commotion. In the end,