On that day, a group of Black Riders separated from the main army to travel back to Frinstoun as quickly as their undead horses were able to. There, they finished a special mission and returned to Aleric just as swiftly as they left.
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Five days later, Aleric's army continued to scour Aleshat.
Even in the provinces where not all the garrisons went to the main army, there was nobody to stop him. Instead, they did their best to slow down his efforts.
In yet another conquered town, Aleric walked down a street filled with corpses. Most of these corpses were either moving on their own or being carried by those who moved.
Ahead was a town square, where Samuel instructed a group of soldiers on where to put the most recent prisoners. At Aleric's approach, they all fell silent and saluted.
Aleric nodded back.
