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[knighteclipsed]

we paint white roses red

bad ending au starter

The whole of Carcino was next.

Not that the merchant state offered much in the way of resistance. Even with Pablo dead, half the nation was on Grado’s side, and the half that remained was stretched thin for support. Still, it was all that remained keeping Frelia and Rausten connected, and with that water space...

Well, for as simple a task it was to subjugate, it was still a vital one.

That was half the reason the Moonstone was present; the other half was because it was fun! After all, who doesn’t enjoy a little bloodshed every now and again? And to be political, he also supposes that as the greatest general Grado had to offer, his being present showed the abundance of power the empire had — to be able to spend one so powerful as himself on a place so weak as Carcino.

(But really, it was one of the few places that remained where he had yet to fully search for them.)

Not that the emperor wanted Princess Eirika and Prince Ephraim to be dead — that was more of one of Valter’s desires, but keeping them alive was satisfactory for now. The hunt alone was enticing enough, and he intended to savor every moment.

“The scouts have returned,” a soldier whose name Valter never cared for announces with a bow. “The city is currently empty. We suspect Klimt and the other council leaders either fled to a better position or entered hiding altogether.”

“ Ascertain their approximate locations. The main force will handle the rest. ”

“Understood.” The soldier bows before taking their leave.

So they’ve fled, have they? (The man smiles to himself.) A worthless effort, but an expected one.

“ Are you excited? ” the Moonstone asks, letting the sincerity of the question remain ambiguous. “ There’s sure to be blood soon. ”

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