The Command Pavilion, Two Days Later
The two deputy generals and all the captains gathered in the pavilion. A map was spread across the table. The spies had returned, bringing news that there was no movement from the military camp of Gube.
"They seem to be waiting for something," the first deputy general commented.
"I bet it's the princess. Given that they managed to bring her close to the border, they must have hoped to use her to plan some kind of trap," the second deputy commander said.
Due to the many injured soldiers, those who had delivered the supplies were made to stay as backup, so Eldric was also present at the meeting. He felt conflicted hearing the discussion; after all, he knew firsthand that Anastasia had never been in the hands of the people of Gube.
"I suggest that now that they are standing back, we launch an ambush," the lieutenant general said.
