Inside Iron Wall Castle, Leech stared at the raven's message in his hand, his expression grave.
It was a single sentence.
"Besiege Longship Castle."
Leech crumpled the paper into a ball and turned to face Pitz, who had delivered the message.
He said, "Go and gather all the managers at once. I have something important to discuss."
"Yes, Lord!" Pitz nodded.
She let out a whistle, and one by one, black birds flew in and landed on the windowsill.
They had tufted feathers on their foreheads. Pitz had discovered them by chance and, after bringing them back, had used them as ordinary birds to patrol Iron Valley. However, Leech had unexpectedly recognized them and ordered Pitz to train them seriously and teach them how to speak.
That's right—these large black birds were mynas, capable of learning human speech!
Pitz said to the mynas, "Go tell the managers to return to the castle immediately!"
"Return to the castle! Return to the castle!"
