The horn sounded in the distance. Far more South Seraph troops than in the previous days appeared on the horizon once again. Hughes's reinforcements had finally arrived, and he launched the "fourth" siege.
For the past few days, Belisa and her three guards had desperately tried to persuade Charlotte to save Duke Joseph. They had even vaguely threatened him with his parents and brother, but Charlotte remained unmoved and craftily "leaked" the news.
As a result, every time he stood atop the walls, preparing for battle with a "pained" expression, he received adoring looks from the people of Silver Doveburg. Many of their gazes were even filled with pity. They all believed that "Charlotte had sacrificed his future and even his family for them."
Most rare of all, Charlotte "never spoke of it." He swallowed the bitter wine alone in silence, making his image seem ever loftier.
This also meant that whenever the beautiful Miss Belisa and her three guards appeared on the walls, they were met with the unanimous hostility of Silver Doveburg's people. Everyone regarded them as monstrous threats. If Belisa had not been the Duchess's messenger, someone might have knocked them unconscious and delivered them to South Seraph long ago.
No one could endure being abandoned in wartime and left to face the enemy's slaughter.
Only an innocent maid like Belisa would think that everyone was willing to make sacrifices for the Duke.
Belisa looked at Charlotte standing on the wall, growing increasingly anxious. This West Wind Knight Regiment was the Duchy of Behemoth's only military force. If it were wasted at Silver Doveburg, it would surely be unable to rescue Duke Joseph afterward. She recalled the Duchess's instructions before her departure, her heart tangled with conflict. Yet as she looked toward Interlaken City in the distance,