"Excellent!" Alleria was delighted, though her expression remained composed. "I didn't expect so many. This is already quite good! But what should we do next?" Alleria posed another major question for Vereesa to solve.
"Wipe out these three hundred Orc Wolf Riders without a sound!" Vereesa offered her answer with a hint of uncertainty.
"Suppose we silently slaughtered all three hundred Orc Wolf Riders who have advanced ahead of the others. What do you think the Orcs Wolf Soldiers' commanders would think then?" Alleria guided her patiently.
"Well..." Vereesa's expression froze. "I really hadn't thought of that." She could only answer honestly.
"Oh? Is that so?" Alleria nodded, then said, "Then let's wait for this afternoon's report. But I need to make some preparations now, and I won't tell you what they are."
"Can't you tell me, big sister? Every time, you test me with such difficult questions. It really is hard for me to answer them!" Impatience and dissatisfaction crept into Vereesa's voice.
"No!" This time, Alleria's reply was cold.
"You... won't? Why not?" Vereesa pressed.
"Why not? Haven't you thought about that yourself? How many times have I asked you the same thing since you came here?" Alleria refused to yield. "I'm the commander of the Expeditionary Army Corps, and you aren't. I'm the one who has to make the decisions. How I decide is my business. That's why."
"But you said you were going to make your own arrangements!" Vereesa said in frustration.
"Yes, I certainly have to make my own arrangements. But, Vereesa, what I just asked you was how to respond to this situation. Can't you even understand that?" Alleria sighed. "Little sister, sometimes assessing a situation isn't difficult. Making a decision is the hardest part! And that is precisely the problem an army commander