The Marquis of Branford paused in silence before asking again.

“A war? With whom?”

“With Count Cabaldi of the Ducal faction.”

After another moment of silence, the Marquis of Branford seemed to grasp something, chuckling faintly.

“Oh, so Count Cabaldi attacked Fenris for food supplies?”

The knight remained silent, unable to respond to a Marquis who, despite hearing the report of the war, still clung to a sense of denial.

Instead, he simply handed over a hastily prepared report.

The war had already been underway for several days. Thanks to the merchants and informants across the North, the news had …