Esdeath did not want her capable subordinates to die at Durandal's hands.
"..."
The Three Beasts, who had been about to make a move, immediately stopped when they heard Esdeath's words.
"What a bore! Since that's the case, this farce ends here! Everyone, fall back into formation!"
Seeing what the Three Beasts had done, Durandal knew they no longer dared to attack. She did not dwell on it, merely grabbed Esdeath and took her away while ordering Esdeath's soldiers to return to formation.
No one dared defy Durandal's orders, so they could only begin reorganizing the troops and preparing to return.
Two more days passed. The Imperial army escorted tens of thousands of foreign tribe prisoners as they prepared to return to the Imperial Capital.
Having crushed the rebelling foreign tribes, the Imperial army had no intention of remaining stationed at the border. For the time being... the northern tribes could no longer stir up much trouble.
This blow to the northern tribes had been devastating. They probably would not make any further moves anytime soon. However, Durandal had no intention of completely wiping out the northern tribes, so the campaign ended there.
Suppressing the foreign tribes had gone faster than expected, yet it also seemed only natural. Before several of the strongest generals, no number of ordinary soldiers was of any use.
For some reason, however, Esdeath's pursuit of fleeing soldiers, along with what her troops had done to the foreign tribe towns, caused an enormous uproar throughout the Imperial army.
Some feared Esdeath, while others worshipped her, but Najeta was definitely not among them.
It was also at this time that Durandal learned that Esdeath had allowed her soldiers to do those things not only to reward her troops and subordinates, but also because of the Minister's