Just as the king looked ready to fight to the death, Nalant finally could not hold back any longer.
"Really, Baron Nalant? What can you do?" In an instant, the king and all the earls turned to look at Nalant.
"I have a way that should lure away the Magic Beast Cavalry. Then, Your Majesty and everyone else can use the opportunity to lead the army downriver and escape."
"You can lure away Magic Beasts? Is it that clover of some color you used during the autumn campaign? It can lure not only warhorses, but Magic Beasts too?"
"No, Baron Nalant, wasn't your clover already countered by the church?" The earls immediately began questioning him.
"It isn't Purple Clover. Though Purple Clover does attract Magic Beasts, it only works on herbivorous Magic Beasts. Clearly, the church's lizards are not herbivores!"
"However, this newly acquired beast-luring potion of mine should work on Magic Beasts. I just don't know whether the church has a countermeasure for it as well, so we will only have one chance to escape."
Nalant had already learned how the church had countered Purple Clover last time: they used some sort of herb to numb the warhorses' sense of smell.
His beast-luring potion likewise relied on scent to attract Magic Beasts, so he felt that once it was exposed, the church would soon catch on.
As for why he was confident he could lure the Magic Beasts away now—
That was because the church's lizards had only just emerged from the water. He did not believe the church could have fed the Magic Beasts while underwater.
"Good, Baron Nalant. How do you need us to cooperate?" Upon hearing Nalant's words, King Carlfer immediately regarded him as their only savior.
Moreover, he had immense faith in Nalant.
After all,