"Hurry and move along. Only bring valuables and leave any unnecessary items behind."

The soldiers were directing the residents of the Somerset estate, guiding them towards the manor. The villagers’ faces were filled with anxiety as they followed the soldiers' instructions on this unexpected evacuation.

"What on earth is happening?"

"I overheard the soldiers saying that Sleepy Estate has already been laid to waste."

"Our lord wouldn't evacuate us without good reason, so we should follow along!"

Since the founding of the Borus Empire, it had always been the invader, never the invaded. For the estate residents, this was their …