The fierce personal guards almost all bore wounds and injuries, yet this did not affect their upright posture as they faced the Roman citizens' inspection, simultaneously shouting the name 'Augustus'.
As Duncan fought further, the instances of forcing through enemy lines grew less and less.
Because he realized that too many of those generals and guards who had followed him on Great Britain had already fallen, with the survivors mostly crippled. From the defeat of the Western Goth Kingdom to his advance upon the Italian Peninsula and the decisive battle with the Vandals, Duncan sought to concentrate his advantage in numbers whenever possible to fight.
He knew that on the battlefield, those generals and guards who fought to protect him also yearned to return alive. At first, Duncan had no choice, but later he could not afford to be so reckless.
Duncan might not die, but what about those generals and guards willing to shield him from blades and arrows with their own bodies?
