The iron gate of the camp's fence slowly opened, and Count Steleifen didn't even bother to call out a greeting, striding straight inside.
The few knights who had originally been accompanying the army were guarding the door of the main wooden cabin; seeing Count Steleifen arrive, they all stood up in a rush.
But the Count paid them no mind at all, sprang up the steps, and headed straight for the backyard.
"Legion Commander Kennard, are you still not sending troops? Our rear town of Shovel Town is under siege!"
Kennard saw Count Steleifen barge in without even having himself announced, yet he wasn't angry.
He pulled Liu Ying off his body, hitched up his trousers, and waved her away before slowly opening his mouth: "What does Your Lordship the Count mean by that?"
"Shovel Town, you don't know about it?" Steleifen strode over to the wall and yanked down the map pinned there. "Shovel Town happens to sit right on Yellow Fang Path, the route to our grain-producing area."
