As the saying goes, the times create heroes, but in truth, it is also heroes who move the times forward.
To cut off the head of an enemy general in an army of thousands seems like a tall tale. However, there is a crucial difference between reality and the stories spun by storytellers in teahouses: the storytellers have to make sense in their tales. Otherwise, the audience would not hesitate to greet them with teacups and fruit plates, illustrating the dire consequences of trying to fool them with an illogical story.
Yet reality does not need logic.
For Geremu, he had done nothing wrong. When Snow Sea Pass was captured by the Yan people, he tried to talk to the enemy's main general, using the time the army spent building siege weaponry. It was certainly a proactive gesture, considering Snow Sea Pass was truly of utmost importance to the wild people.
