we have to make our military strength stronger. The men have been proving to be lazy, but we can't do that. Bastien is moving closer than we think, and we must act fast."
A man stood up and bowed to Edric. "But the shadow packs are strong and fight wars like lunatics. They once made the king of the grasslands dance around the street naked and eventually killed him brutally. How do we prepare for their arrival?"
"That is a very good question, noble Andreas. We are not bad in combat, nor are we weak; we are just not many, and we need to ally with lesser lords. We must begin preparations for potential conflict as we fortify our defenses, but some people won't make that possible." He retorted, and they looked at themselves.
Genevieve, going with the flow, asked. "What do you mean by that, your highness?"
