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Chapter 69 - Battle of Drakenhof (1)

The Eclipse Hall is eerily quiet. Only the constant footsteps of messengers coming and going echo in the background like raindrops.

Aelindra is standing in front of the table with the miniature model of the city, watching the officers update the positions of the pieces that represented combat forces with a frown in her face.

"Your Majesty, the citizens of the houses near the outer walls have been successfully evacuated."

"Good. Begin the evacuation of the second sector."

She sighs, then goes to her chair and sits.

((I feel so powerless here… But at least I still can keep the citizens safe.))

:::

Wilhelm, captain of the guard. He was at the top of the Eastern city gate, organizing defense there.

"The city is fully surrounded… where's that troublesome player when we need him?"

He participated in the mess that happened when Jules first came to this world and had built up a friendship with him, but he wasn't aware that 'that troublesome player' wasn't in the city.

"Fire!"

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