King Leland learned details about the invaders from the baron who had returned.
Combined with the intelligence gathered earlier, he now had a better understanding of Charles's military strength.
He was absolutely certain of taking down the invaders.
In the military camp, King Leland walked through the grounds with the Royal Guard.
It was mealtime. Food was being cooked everywhere, and smoke and the scent of food drifted through the camp.
After making a round of inspection, King Leland was very satisfied with the state of the army.
The entire force was a coalition drawn from nearly all the nobles of Leland County.
The most elite unit was the royal army: one thousand men, all elite apprentice Tide Warriors. They wore nearly uniform armor, and their morale and fighting skills were the strongest.
King Leland sometimes personally trained his own troops, so their loyalty to him was also very high.
Next came the noble coalition.
Normally, among the nobles of Leland County, a viscount could field around three hundred private soldiers, while a baron had fewer, generally only around a hundred.
This time, the five remaining viscounts of Leland County and more than a dozen barons had all brought their private soldiers to this military camp.
The coalition camps had been set up nearby, with each camp not too far from the others.
The banners and crests of these nobles were all different, and the flags within the camps fluttered in the breeze.
Fog Month had a great influence at sea, but on land, its effects were much weaker.
Moreover, Monsoon Month was approaching, and visibility had improved greatly.
The wind blew past, sending the banners streaming in one direction.
This coalition had roughly three thousand elite noble private soldiers.
Besides those private soldiers, there were also nearly five thousand