Amelia scoffed openly, making no effort to hide her irritation.

“Ha, leading the Northern Army to strike here? Is that his plan?”

Without her cooperation, Ghislain would likely abandon the northern fortress to fend off the barbarians first. It was the only way he could focus on fighting the Rifts.

If that happened, Ferdium would undoubtedly suffer heavy losses. Perhaps even the entire northern region, save for the lord’s castle, could be overrun.

However, if the Northern Army was brought into the fold, they could at least stop the Rifts, even at a cost.

And after that, that lunatic would …