The Baron recounted to Alvin how he had witnessed Bastia's development to its current state and also clarified the historical origins of the surrounding areas.
For the common folk who could never venture beyond their villages, such information seemed exceedingly remote, even inconceivable.
But for Alvin, at last, he felt he was receiving the treatment of a Big Brother, being exposed to these affairs.
"They are merely some barbarians. Any knight could easily lead troops to eradicate them. Why would the Lord Earl send you, Young Master?"
Indeed, these words seeded doubts in Alvin's mind. He had suddenly been assigned to lead this cavalry squad before being sent straight into battle against those barbarians near Bastia, emerging victorious. Only much later did he discover that several villages had been massacred, prompting a second deployment. Why did his father send him?
