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Chapter 284 Flashes of Light
Previous ChapterCanardia, Western FieldAmid the waning sun that bathed the landscape in hues of gold and crimson, a dozen horsemen rode into the empty field north of the city. It was a less-traveled stretch where the ground had been cleared and leveled for future expansion to house the lords of the ...
Chapter 283 The Red Strand
Previous ChapterCanardia CastleThe green hedges now were tipped with yellow, a mark of the incoming harvest season, while the gravel paths were scattered with the first fallen leaves. The air carried the damp scent of earth and the fading sweetness of late summer blooms. It was two hours before sund...
Chapter 282 Omen
Reconstruction of the charcoal-fuelled blast furnace at Duddon, Cumbria, built in 1736. Image Source - This is not medieval, but the function and design is similar for charchoal furnace.Previous ChapterLansiusThe sun was out, casting its light over the walled city and the vast grassland around it. O...
Chapter 281 Stolen Bloodline
Previous ChapterLansiusIt was a few hours before sundown when the meeting finally ended. Lansius and Audrey chose to take a walk in the garden, as the weather was fair with fall just around the corner. Sir Omin followed behind. His presence was not out of the ordinary, as he was part of the family a...
Chapter 280 Banneretus
Chapter Image Source: https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Sedan-Chair/It's a bit difficult to find a picture of a true medieval litter (sedan chair). This example is from a later age, but it shows the size well, and depicts the harness correctly. The bearers did not simply hold the poles by ha...
Chapter 279 Blood and Abandon
Previous ChapterKapua City, NicopolaIt was a wet, cold gray morning, the drizzle falling almost constantly upon the heads of the new King’s army encircling Kapua. The sea of men had eaten their warm gruel beneath leaky field tents, a meal that might well be their last. Slowly, as they had done bef...
Chapter 278 Sealed Stones
Previous ChapterMountain Region, West of Three HillsSlowly, the season turned to fall, and rainfall became a constant menace. A drizzle fell through the night, and by morning, a heavy fog smothered the plateau. In a jungle clearing, a small fortified camp stood beside a jagged outcrop of limestone. ...
Chapter 277 Pax Fragilis
Previous ChapterEast of CanardiaThe rain had fallen almost without pause through the night, softening the world into a gray blur. By morning, it lingered as a steady drizzle, cold and unrelenting. The hill that yesterday had been dry and hard now sagged beneath sheets of muck. Dust, long gathered ov...
Chapter 276 Viri Perditi
Previous ChapterLansiusThe rain hammered against the thick stone walls, its steady drumming softened into a muffled rhythm that almost felt calming between the sharp cracks of thunder and the long howls of the wind. Lansius, still in his study chamber, could only hope his little one was not frighten...
Chapter 275 The Scent on the Wind
Previous ChapterEast of CanardiaAmid the oppressive midday heat and the steady drone of cicadas, beneath the shade of a field tent, the Captain and his staff lay sprawled in slumber, bellies heavy from a hearty meal. From a brass censer, the apothecary’s incense curled in pale, twisting threads, i...
Chapter 274 The Hidden Rise
Previous ChapterCanardia CastleInside the Lord’s study chamber, a rhythmic sound lingered in the air. It was midday outside, the sun shining strongly, yet an unmistakable snore made Margo and Ingrid, who were working at a different table in the opposite corner, smile from their places. The three h...
Chapter 273 The Purge
Previous ChapterCanardia DungeonThe small cell was damp, making it sweaty despite the lack of heat. The air hung heavy with the stench of urine and a putrid, unidentifiable smell. Only a single lantern and a few shafts of light from crudely cut ventilation holes lit the space, evidence of its former...
Chapter 272 Bonds of Men
Chapter Image: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/trajans-columnPrevious ChapterLansiusClouds parted overhead, letting bright rays of summer sun spill over the rotting battlefield as if the sky intended to erase the thousands of dead from the soil. However, the heat only hastened the decay, and foul flu...
Emergency Notice
*Update 5th August 2025: Kid has recovered! 🤗Thank you for all the well wishes!Hello everyone,To those who have known me since last year, you know I rarely take days off, not even for Christmas or New Year. But today, I really need to take a break for a family emergency. I’ll be away for a few ...
Chapter 271 Route’s End
Previous ChapterLansiusIt was noon on the second day after the rebellion. Clouds hung low over Canardia City, and the wind that whipped past carried the stench of rot and old blood from the fields beyond the walls. Outside, packs of carrion birds of all sizes came and went. Underneath the cloudy ski...
Chapter 270 Vultures
Previous ChapterCanardia OutskirtsUnderneath the cloudy skies, seventy riders and three half-breeds approached the road leading into the vast arena. Eyes sharp, every sense straining for signs of an ambush, they kept a steady pace, careful not to stir up dust or thunder across the ground and risk gi...
Chapter 269 Muted Sun
Previous ChapterKorimor's Chamberlain IngridPropelled by the urgency of the Great Gemstone, Ingrid strode toward the innermost chamber of the castle, where the Lord resided. Flashes from the previous night still lingered in her mind. She remembered how the Lord had entered, his armor bloodstaine...
Chapter 268 Canardia Under Siege
Previous ChapterThe Previous NightThe chill air in the corridor did not bother the master of Canardia Castle as he walked across newly laid rush mats. They cushioned his steps, muffled his passage, and offered some warmth against the stone. Herbs woven among the rushes gave off a gentle fragrance an...
Chapter 267 Crow Meat
Previous ChapterField Next to The ArenaOut in the fields north of the battlefield where thousands had fallen, sixty cavalrymen pushed their weary horses through the darkness, desperate to break free from the enemy that surrounded them. The night air was thick with the memory of carnage and the stenc...
Chapter 266 Songs for Unbroken
Previous ChapterInside the ArenaThe vast arena was engulfed in darkness, with light surviving only by the gates where bonfires still burned. Amid the chill night wind and the tense aftermath of defeat, a white-robed youth known to them as a cleric candidate stood near the arena’s gate, surrounded ...
Chapter 265 Demons
Previous ChapterCanardia CastleThe five guardsmen’s roar of celebration echoed through the vast Great Hall, their voices raw and unbridled, ringing with gladness and triumph. Lansius saw the joyous expressions on the faces of others in the chamber, including the maids and servants. Their expressio...
Chapter 264 Adventus in Sanguine
Previous ChapterThe Second Hill Path BattleThey were hot to the touch, Lansius knew, yet it still seemed unbelievable that human blood wasn’t just warm but truly hot as it splattered from one of the rebels his guards had fought just a few steps to the right. The rebel, young, brash, and poorly arm...
Chapter 263 Before the Blood Dries
Previous ChapterBig BenThere in the field, surrounded by unconscious men and horses, a hulking wolf-like creature sat groaning on the ground. He gripped the reins of three horses, each animal so frightened of him that they didn’t dare make a sound.“Why doesn’t the Lord ask me to join the fight...
Chapter 262 False Light
Previous ChapterSaint Candidate's Separate ArmyHundreds of meters long, the line of five thousand marched forward. Crossbow bolts hissed out of the darkness, trying to repel them, but despite the wounded and the dead, they kept their stride. Weapons in hand, these newly arrived rioters were bent...
Chapter 261 No Gamble Left
Previous ChapterArena, InsideThe inside of the vast wooden structure, with its long horse track and spectator tribunes built to hold thirty thousand, now lay deserted. Lanterns and torches along the far side guttered and died, letting shadows swallow much of the arena. The thousands of rioters, hire...
Chapter 260 A Tide of Blood
Previous Chapter The Rioters' Three Columns Many underestimated the risks of a flanking maneuver, thinking it was nothing more than attackiPrevious ChapterThe Rioters' Three ColumnsMany underestimated the risks of a flanking maneuver, thinking it was nothing more than attacking the enemy’s...
Chapter 259 March of the Desperate
Previous Chapter The Northern Side The proud Lowlandian heavy cavalry galloped across the field before slowing to form up in a tight line aPrevious ChapterThe Northern SideThe proud Lowlandian heavy cavalry galloped across the field before slowing to form up in a tight line and leveling their lances...
Chapter 258 Height of Battle
Previous ChapterThe Rioters' Northern SideAmid the chaos of shifting battle lines filled with cries, angry shouts, and frantic chants, a group of men rushed in from the rear to where the robed youth watched the fighting between columns, guarded by his newly formed retinue. With shields, they kep...
Chapter 257 Chant of the Damned
Previous ChapterLansiusAt the heart of the battlefield, where the war wagons were stationed, Lansius’ few hundred fought their hardest against the onslaught of a thousand. One column of rioters had gone down, but a fresh column quickly arrived to replace it. In this battle, they were like mosquito...
Chapter 256 Fiends
Previous ChapterThe Battle at the Arena GateThe right wing’s ferocious assault caught everyone by surprise. Even the Lord watched in disbelief. He had wanted them to probe and bait the enemy, but they were crushing it. He had never realized how brutally effective a pike charge could be when led by...
