The Commander of the Capital’s Defense Forces hid atop the city wall, nervously biting his nails.

"What do I do? Should I open it or not?"

The might of Count Fenris and the Northern Army was legendary. On top of that, he had only recently been appointed to his post and had little to no combat experience.

No matter how formidable Cardenia’s walls were, he didn’t trust himself to hold them against such a force.

"Damn it, why couldn’t they have arrived just a bit later?"

Currently, the capital’s forces were preparing for a full evacuation. In two days, they …