The fierce conflict that suddenly erupted between the first and second-in-command left the officers present silent and uneasy.
"Bazenaur has already fallen," Winters heavily tapped the seventh, eighth, and ninth letters in the second row on the table.
Mason remembered, those were three reports from different sources, all confirming thick smoke rising from Bazenaur. The worst possibility was that the city had already been set ablaze.
"But Maplestone City isn't that easy to lose!" Gessa immediately retorted.
Winters was clearly well-prepared for this debate, "Maplestone City itself is quite solid, but the fortress is easiest breached from within. If some opportunistic fools inside Maplestone City misjudge the situation and harbor bad intentions, then Maplestone City could be at risk."
"Isn't that old ghost Skur still there?" Gessa scolded sternly, "Don't underestimate Skur Meklen! When necessary, he too will not hesitate to strike hard."
