Standing at the window, Horn looked down from the second floor of Black Mountain Castle, watching Domenico and others sitting in the courtyard, drinking mint water in large gulps.
Sweat soaked their clothes, yet they still refused to remove the tassel-capped wide robes that symbolized their status.
With such an elegant demeanor, it seemed as if they had not come to surrender, but to inspect.
Turning around, Horn looked again at the cardinals and legion commanders in the hall.
In contrast, the grassroots legion commanders and bishops were all either wearing sleeveless robes or linen shirts.
Coupled with their fierce demeanor and the straps representing their ranks, they looked just like bandits in bandit attire.
If Horn hadn't repeatedly instructed them to pay attention to their appearance, they would have been meeting bare-chested.
Unlike earlier discussions on the next step of the battle plan, they were now discussing the nobles' surrender document.
