Anima immediately began organizing her forces.

    At the vanguard stood Hernandorf, while she herself took command as the supreme commander.

    She would have preferred to ride on horseback, but with only one arm, it was an incredibly difficult task.

    Thus, at times like these, when she had to take charge on the battlefield, she had no choice but to use a carriage. Ordinarily, she refrained from appearing on the front lines—

    “This is a critical operation. I can''t just sit back and issue orders without leading from the front.”

    Leaving behind enough forces to defend Laccline Castle, she mobilized the majority of her army—50,000 troops in total.

    With this many soldiers, they could take advantage of Hisphil Castle’s temporary lack of defenders and seize it.

    Right before departure, she sent word to Yuri at Valharat Castle through a messenger.

    Though it was a "decide first, report later" approach, Yuri wasn’t the kind of person who was unreachable, and as long as Anima produced results, she believed Yuri would acknowledge her actions.

    With that determination, Anima led her forces toward Hisphil Castle.

    One day during their advance—

    The carriage that had been smoothly moving forward suddenly came to a halt.

    “What’s going on?”

    A soldier riding nearby turned toward her.@@@@

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