HBWnovel Chapter 34 - 34: Emotions and monsters ( XIV )
Chapter 34 - 34: Emotions and monsters ( XIV )
Glenwood Village hasn't been the same in the last twenty-four hours!
It first started with the blasting of the announcement trumpet, followed by the message of five of Lord Fagin's women.
This report brought about the beginning of chaos, as soldiers stormed all the streets in
"Quiet down, all of you!!" Lord Fagin barked.
The room immediately fell silent, only a few murmurs could be heard.
"I said cease it!!" he barked again, and the noise died down completely.
Everyone turned their heads towards him, ready to hear what he had to say.
"All these issues started because of your poor security management, Stanis. You were supposed to be in charge of defense while the party was going on, but instead, you drowned yourself in alcohol and left three tiny soldiers to guard the gate," Lord Fagin complained with a dark expression, facing the captain who spoke in favor of Liara earlier.
'How dare a dickless fat fuck speak to me in such a manner,' Stanis cursed inwardly.
"I am very sorry, Lord Fagin." He bowed his head and apologized.
"Keep your sorry to yourself. You have to take care of this mess because you started it. You will have to apologize to the families of the young soldiers and then take your men outside to search for those women. You are not allowed to return unless you find them," Lord Fagin declared.
Hearing his words, the room fell into a deeper silence, every eye turned to Stanis with pitiful looks. Some who had grudges against him found the order really appealing.
"But Lord Fagin..." Stanis grumbled.
"No buts, Stanis. If I were you, I would kick off my mission immediately."
After saying this, Lord Fagin sat back on the large chair in the room, his body already worn out from talking too much. He waved his hand, and almost immediately, two maids brought out two trays containing different delicacies.
Stanis observed Lord Fagin for a few seconds before storming out of the room, swearing in his heart to get his revenge as soon as possible.
As Lord Fagin ate his meal, he asked the guards to haul Liara away and lock her up.
Liara let herself be taken away without uttering a single word. As she was being taken away, her eyes glowed with a sharp glare of deep hatred that was felt by those who looked into her eyes. Some of the women couldn't help but shiver at the intensity of hatred radiating from those eyes.
They were only able to maintain proper composure after she left.
"Lord Fagin," one man in the room who had been quiet throughout the previous ordeal finally spoke up.
"What is it?" Lord Fagin grumbled.
"We need to be ready for war," the man responded.
"Why? Is it because of a small place like Winterseed? Their total number of people isn't even as big as our army." Lord Fagin scoffed and cleaned his mouth with a napkin.
"Those women have stayed with us throughout most of our meetings. They have heard a lot of our core battle strategies. If the Lord of Winterseed lays his hands on those strategies, his victory would be easier."
"So you are trying to say those women left to give out our battle strategy?" Lord Fagin asked, not even taking his suggestion seriously.
Strategy or not, he believes Winterseed, with their small army, wouldn't be able to defeat his.
Not only are his soldiers much greater in number, but they are also well-trained and much stronger than Winterseed's.
"Yes, my Lord. I suggest we attack now before Winterseed gets the time to act on the information they've received," the man responded.
Lord Fagin scoffed, grabbed a chicken wing from the tray, tossed it into his mouth, and devoured it while everyone watched.
"You shouldn't concern yourself with that. How can their young lord, who hasn't experienced any battle in his life, gain the ability to understand our strategy and make a counter-strategy? It is impossible," he said.
Everyone in the room agreed, they believed Winterseed stood no chance at all, except the one who brought the suggestion, he could only shake his head in pity.