“Lord Ghislain, it seems the Marquis’ forces are on the move.”

“They’re approaching as if to surround this place.”

“As expected, it looks like they’re planning to end things here.”

Hearing the reports from the knights who had gone on reconnaissance, Ghislain nodded.

Despite raiding no fewer than seven estates so far, the enemy hadn’t attempted proper pursuit or even set up defensive lines.

No matter how lax the Marquis’ forces might be, they weren’t that incompetent. If they were, they wouldn’t have conquered the western territories in the first place.

It was clear they had been preparing, biding their …