”What do you mean by business deal? What are you thinking?”

Sepro had taken all of theit trade products. They were spices and books. Both were common and cheap kind. There wasn´t any sense why someone outside of the business would be interested in it. There had been plenty of trouble to find some investors. Margaret was the main investor but it was mainly because of their market knowledge which they had got from the south.

They have worked almost as slaves how were bound by a contract. If someone wants to break a contract they would be prohibit to join any guild any longer. And if you don´t belong to any guild they couldn´t sell anything in the market. In addition in Margaret´s contract force the breaker to by ransom to her which isn´t cheap by little.

”I´m interested by how you can keep all of your products so well in shape. Normally books would be damaged and spices would be low grade. But to my suprise everything were even better quality than normally wanted. I´m positively suprised by it.” Sepro has been waiting for good moment to come in to say this. In muddle of combat isn´t the best time to talk. Now when war seem to be endind is the best time to strike a deal.

At current time people don´t know that spices aren´t just something to use to the rich people. Normal household couldn´t have any change to get any spices since they are rare and expensive. Many noble houses don´t even buy them since some think spices as ”devil´s fruit”. Problem is people are in crucial need for new cheap way to improve their health. People have been lucky to not to have experienced any big sickness outburst. To prepare to it. Preparations have to start now when everything is fine. Since when outburst begin it can´t be stoped.

As for book. They are not used by common people at all since it is considered to be useless to learn to read and write. Because of that Tetrao village is way better place to live than what the most people think. Small, easy to reed book which many copies are ideal to that purpose. Both of these thing are important to sepro to help Herman to progress with his career. I want to help Herman as much as I can. Now is moment to act.

”I´m happy to hear that you like our work but we can´t just make deal so easily. We have contract to bring all of this to the Dialkas empire.”

”I understand. I just want to see how your contract look so if I could get you join in Tetrao village. But first rest. Call me directly when you want to find spices and book. See you soon.” It doesn´t matter how much business make money. The most important thing is trust between the companies. No matter how much power person has it isn´t enough to keep everyone together. I must make them trust me first.

As Sepro walked away everyone could tell that this person is more to what it seem to be. ”Can there be some six years old boy like this?” No one could´t say anything to this.

Nicolas and Henrik were thinking together their next move. They had choosen to end this war as defeat. They just have to get everyone together to escape. Problem is that 500 men were defending the river from enemy troops. They will come tomorrow evening when they were ordered three days ago. They had worked great but main army couldn´t perform their duty.

People were in trench warfare in the river. Aled and George had arrived from Orseas capital. Even when they were with 1000 men they couldn´t start to attack. Defensive formation was nothing less than perfect.

”I hope we are in time here. At least enemy isn´t some easy kid to deal with. They are highly trained and experienced soldiers. You can tell that these people aren´t in the same group by looking at theit clothes. Even still they could do this much. We can´t do anything more than this.” said Aled Rowan.

”You can see that so easily. True, Isee it the same way but it is mainly because of my great eye sight. Also I´m too worried about my family.” said by George.

”Let´s hope everyone we know are save. In the end that is all we can do.”

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They understood that they can´t just charge forward. Self sacrifice is worst they could do now. There has been many people how lost their live by doing too much. Even when they weren´t ask to act that far. People shouldn´t worry about the death. They should worry about the living.

Sepro had told George these words from the past. There isn´t any doubt that he had done something. Suprisingly enemy army´s horn was heard. After that army other side the river started to retreat quickly. There wasn´t time to react.

”Hurry up! We are going across. We are going to chase them.”

There wasn´t any change it to be a trap. War was ending before even they know it. But question is how won. No one there had any ideas of it.

”Hurry up! We must arrive to our commander as soon as possible. War is over and we are going home.”

Soldiers were scared of enemy attack the whole time. Now at last they can breathe even thought it is only a little bit. But their were hurry to leave since enemy is other side the river.

”How do you think have won this war?”

”Of course us, but I have to say it. Truthfully I think this is a lost. There was monsters how we didn´t know were existing. Hopefully our commander and count are save.”

”True, I can´t believe that this war started just because the king was here. If there wasn´t for that single thing we wouldn´t have lost. We were just trying to call the people to our country, but this happened.”

”I can´t believe you all have excepted that this was a loss even before we know it for sure. Either way this isn´t the over. There is coming more wars to this place in the future. And they are going to be way bigger than this one. No one isn´t going to leave this important tactical location empty easily. Even more so after seen what this place is capable of.”

Soldiers were retreating at fast pace. Unlike the most people would think they were happy. Of course they were worried about their allies but they called them to retreat. There isn´t no way they wouldn´t obey.

”Enemy is most likely coming from same path which they took when they chased us. They are going home the most fastest path.”

”Should we prepare for ambush?”

”Under no circumstances. We can´t force them to fight backin stanpede or panic. In other case their actions might become unpredictable and out of control. We must let them leave. There is more harm than success from attacking. War is over just by staying away.”

“Understood. I´ll tell your plan to the army heads.”

Of course the two people talking were Sepro and Edvart. Son and father were thinking army´s next move but planing came to end sooner than soldiers outside the building where thinking. Reasoning behind Sepro´s ideas was to save men from both sides. He could see enemy had no plans to attack when they arrived. There was a lot of merchants behind the army. Also many of them in the village. Commonly army would stop their cityzens from coming here just before the war.

The most likely reason why they attacked was the king. They were placed into bad situation which they couldn´t get out without the war. At least now when they come back. They aren´t going to become executed.

Silently saying. “I hope that Samuel and quelio are save. Soon I can find you.” Originally Sepro was planning to end the war half a day sooner but he was in a hurry to find his friends. Unconsciously he might have planned that in mind.

It seem like I should take a rest until orders to move arrives. It will most likely take long time until everyone agree with the plan. Of course they will object. Everyone wants big victory and no average result. Then to my suprise there was a sound.

Bullroarer´s sound were heard. “It seem like we are going to the swamp where war started.” I have no problem with it. It is actually the best place which is aloof from the battle field. Also I think no man from the enemy wants to come back to this place ever again. Of course we have to bury the bodies soon before diseases break loss. Better to do it soon as possible as we wait enemy to leave this place.

“We are going to the swamp to south from us. Be ready to leave as soon as possible. We don´t want to get under the enemy´s feet.”

Everyone started to prepare to leave. To my suprise after staying so long with the Nicolas´ forces I did get used to army´s fast movement. Tetrao village´s army is way more slower than them but it was fast enough to its purpose. I must tell viscount Albert to train soldiers mor to act faster than before. But of course in secret, if soldiers would know that I recommented more training. I can´t even think about it. I must not think that way.

“Good everyone ready. Let´s move ahead.”