Battlefield is now divided to western and eastern zone. West zone is in first river, which defenses are in church grounds. Also manor is keep save as field hospital. Enemy forses´s scouts are traveling to the north while main army approach on the road. Allies are preparing for long trench warfare. Idea is to keep enemy away while they spent their limited resources. While enemy is planing to end this war as fast as possible.

In other case east army is completely prepared to trench warfare from both sides. From west side the second river allies try to trick enemy to think there is more people than there actually is. Such as scarecrow and way to many camp fires are showing all around. The east side the river people are saving resources for giving them to the their main attacking force if they call for help. Also they are keeping defensive force occupied here. At least that is what they are thinking.

Truthfully Nicola´s army is preparing to leave the place while keeping couple of people here to confuse enemy. They are preparing to give back up to the allies when enemy is the least to expect it. Both sides in the army knows this plan already thanks to signals. Sepro and Edvart are going to stay in tar boulder since they have to keep senting fake singals to the enemy. They have to keep confusing enemy and give warning if enemy is trying to attack. Tar boulder is the best possible place for that purpose since whole village can be seen here.

We are now leving this place to you. Everyone else try leave as quietly as possible. Said Nicolas.

Both of us stayed behing with two other soldiers. Samuel and Giulio. They both belong to communication. They both were left to study my new bullroarer.

Samuel is part of south part of the country. He is from Lamies town in the coast of Great-ocean. He is his family´s youngest member. He came to army to look for what he want to do in the future, but he need to make living either way.

Giulio is from the capital Orseas. He is part of the army because he need to have license to make a company and army is fastest way to do it. He want to make his own post office.

It is time to start campfire. But before that I would like to talk with my son privately.

Dad, what are we going to talk about.

You will hear soon.

There hasn´t been much father and son bonding time. That is why this sudden proposition came as suprise.

I would like to hear how you have been doing lately?

What my father is talking about? He never talk like that to anyone. I thought that I have gotten used to father eyes, but now they seem like a lot carry than usually.

I think that I´m doing fine. At least I haven´t been depressed lately. So much is happening. How could I be bored right now.

In that case I change my guestion. Is there something you would like to talk about?

What is he asking?

No nothing at all.

Then tell me what did you see and hear in the swamp?

What does he mean by the swamp? True I saw first time human dying, but I can´t worry about it right now.

You already know what happened there. Does it matter how I saw and heard back then?

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Don´t dodge the guestion. What happened in the swamp?!

People died! Why do you have to come back to that?

How people died?

They died because of my plan!

How did they die?

Many tried to escape by running into the swamp.

And what happened when they left the road?

They all drowned alive while calling for help!

Why didn´t I notice this before? I have been crying all day and I saw it all. Why didn´t I notice anything at all?

It was my fault.

It wasn´t your fault. It wasn´t anyone´s fault at all.

Why did they have to dye? I didn´t want to kill them.

You didn´t kill anyone.

I did. Maybe not physically but indirectly.

You aren´t responsible for their lives. Not enemies nor allies. Even if some of the allies would have died back then. It would´t have been your fault. If you should blame someone then blame general or viscount, but it isn´t their fault either. The world is like that and that can´t be changed never. Also you shouldn´t change yourself because of what have happened here.

Dad, you are wrong. I will change this world and to make it come true I can´t stay like this. I will change both. World can´t stay like this any longer and I have to change myself to learn from my mistakes. In other case people dying around us are going to die for nothing.

That day I remembered my answer in the past, but I didn´t realise it back then.

In the Herman´s side in church.

It seem like we will get help from Nicolas soon.

You are right. It is quite bold decision to make. But in the end even if east stoops would attack they couln´t manage to do anything. Since here is only one road which is complicated army can´t move quickly without a map.

Don´t let your guard down! We haven´t won this fight yet.

Yes, viscount Rowan Albert!

We have gotten information about scouts bacause of that making suprise attack to them is almost impossible. That´s why we have to either defend against them or escape somewhere else. In the mean time, we should start hit and run tactic to tire out the enemy and make them waste precious time.

It look like viscount has everything under the control.

I agree your royal highness.

As I already have told stop placing status in front of my face in here. In addition you can talk with me freely my son.

Yes of course. There has been so long time when I saw you last time.

You know you should leave this place for now. I recomment you leaving to northern Dialkas empire. There you can be save. In the worst case senario we would have to pay ramson for you.

I know that but I have gotten used to people in here. I don´t want to leave them without me.

I don´t force you to leave. Just stay close to the border if nothing can´t be done to the army. The place where Nicolas commanded previoously might be good place to start.

I listen your proposition, but I want to bring Arwin with me.

I assumed you would ask that. That´s why I have plan to knight him right now. So you should start to prepare to leave this place. I give you right to knight him today. Are you happy with my decision?

Of course I´m. I can´t wait to tell this to him.

I´m happy to hear that. I hope all the luck and prosper to you.

Without anyone knowing back then Polgon kingdom made their first and largest mistake in that war right that moment. Which became one cornerstone to change the world in the future.