When the "rebel" signal lights flickered beneath Kingsfort, on Magit Island, the next counteroffensive by Ludwick's troops was already set.
"...No matter how fierce the storm, how tumultuous the sea, until we enter the heavenly rest..."
The United Provinces soldiers selected for the assault team gathered in front of the small shrine, knelt on one knee, and prayed softly following the invocation of the chief officiant.
And the chief officiant was none other than Major William Lodewijk.
After the prayer was finished, the soldiers stood up one after another.
"I have always believed that there is a divine plan for our mortal fates," William Lodewijk surveyed his subordinates and encouraged, "like how He has led you and me to the Kingdom of Galloping Horses, to Kingsfort, to this small island.
"And this time, He revealed our fate through the words of a non-believer. This non-believer is Jansen Cornelius. I have never trusted this man, but some things he said were not wrong.
