Ever since closing a deal worth over ten thousand gold coins with the commander of Maple Leaf Fortress, Phield had been greeted at the gates with more enthusiasm than if the soldiers were welcoming their own fathers.
Afterward, the First Army of Nightfall Domain used the teleportation array of Maple Leaf City's Mage Tower to transfer directly to Morning Breeze Province. The Raiding Army split off along the way, moving by night and hiding by day as they headed toward Wind Orchid City in Rick Province.
As for the rebellious Itavon Province, sandwiched between Morning Breeze Province to the north and Rick Province to the south, more than half of it had already rotted away. It had become a living hell.
Morning Breeze Province, an unnamed stretch of woodland.
Phield rode forward toward the agreed-upon fortress.
