Erice laughed and said, "If one marshal surrenders, it's betrayal. If two marshals surrender, there's a hidden story involved. But when three Marshals and eight Generals all join the Rebel Army, there's much more to this than a simple rebellion. I'm quite curious about what they are up to."
With absolute power comes absolute confidence. No matter how strong the enemy alliance, in Erice's eyes, everything was still under her control, so she was indifferent to how powerful her opponents might be.
Hearing her, one of her subordinates spoke up, "I suspect they're rallying to cause trouble for the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister. Hasn't the Emperor always prevented you from intervening? It seems he must have tacitly given his consent."
