"Is that so?" Alleria frowned. She lowered her head in thought, then suddenly looked up. "Find me an ordinary soldier's uniform to change into. You'll continue commanding the battle. Fight however you need to, and pretend I was never here. I trust you to carry out your mission."
"Burning Legion Commander, are you leaving?" Koldiras was surprised. "Is there someone else who's hard to handle?"
"That's not your concern!" Alleria waved a hand to stop Koldiras from asking anything further. "Have someone bring the clothes as quickly as possible. I'm busy! What you should be worrying about right now is how to keep those Orc Wolf Riders pinned down until the main force behind us arrives! I only came to see whether you were dead yet."
"...Burning Legion Commander... come on... am I really that fragile?" Koldiras protested awkwardly. "If I die, those thousand Orc Wolf Riders will all have to die before I do."
"They'd better!" Alleria suddenly turned and walked toward the rear. Without looking back, she raised a hand in acknowledgment and kept walking, saying, "The next time I see you, you'd better still be a lively, kicking Koldiras, not a corpse. Otherwise, I'll burn you on the spot, and all your family will get is an urn with a label that says 'Koldiras.'"
Koldiras stood stunned for quite a while. Only after Alleria had disappeared from view did he turn to the Bodyguard beside him and ask, "Do you know what Burning Legion Commander Alleria meant?"
"No idea!" Koldiras's Bodyguard shook his head. "Is that guy over there really so strong?" He scratched his head as well. "He's pretty strong, sure, but we're no pushovers either! The Expeditionary Army Corps' entire Mage Corps is here, and most of their firepower is aimed at him. Our Battle