A battalion is an independent military unit, capable of operating autonomously. Ghislain’s proposal was straightforward: to form a dedicated army of mages.

Claude stared at him blankly before responding.
“A research institute, a mage battalion… How exactly are we supposed to pull that off? Officially, our territory has only one mage.”

The status of the mages in Fenris territory was complicated.
On paper, they were cooperative mages dispatched by the Crimson Flame Tower. Unofficially, they were Ghislain’s contracted slaves. This dual status meant they couldn’t openly act under Fenris’s banner.

If word got out that mages affiliated with …