“If I’m not mistaken, today’s attack should be a probing attack.” Cumberland put down his binoculars and ordered his adjutant, “Notify all units that when the enemy approaches, let them into the central defensive perimeter before launching an attack.”
Watching his adjutant leave to carry out his orders, Cumberland moved his arm, feeling the dull pain from the dragonbone parasite's bone hook, and said unhappily, "This broken insect armor is good in every way, but this hook is annoying!"
"Lord Cumberland, is today the day of war?" Queen Mary, dressed in full armor, walked up to the city wall, came to Cumberland's side, and looked towards the enemy army.
Cumberland turned to Mary and whispered, "Once the battle begins, stray arrows and slingshots will pose an unknown threat. You'd better go back to the fortress and wait for the outcome."
Mary brushed her wind-blown hair aside and smiled, saying, "If my presence can boost the morale of the army, even if that boost only increases our chances of winning, then the risk is nothing to me."
Seeing that he couldn't persuade the other party, Cumberland simply gave up on arguing and asked, "After we left yesterday, did you and His Majesty discuss...?"
"I've already asked."
Cumberland raised an eyebrow in surprise: "What did His Majesty say?"
"He convinced me, and his reasons were so compelling that I couldn't refute him."
Cumberland's eyes widened: "How could this be? Does His Majesty insist on having that woman?!"
Mary looked at Cumberland, smiled and shook her head: "Things are not as you think. According to His Majesty's plan, in the end, there may not be a queen in Muxi City."
Cumberland shook his head in disbelief and growled in a low voice, "No queen in Twilight City? Do you know what you're saying? What do you mean by that?! You've spoken to His Majesty about the future of Twilight City..."
"Sir, the enemy has launched an attack!"
Just as Cumberland and Mary were talking, the scout successor, who was in charge of monitoring the battlefield, issued a warning.
Interrupted by the battle situation and his questioning, Cumberland, his beard twitching with anger, roughly put on his helmet. Muttering something under his breath, he gestured for Mary to step back and strode towards the lookout tower.
Watching the old knight's departing figure, a look of confusion appeared on Mary's originally calm face. She said in a voice only she could hear, "But there is another possibility... In the end, there will be more than one queen in Twilight City."
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