"Actually, there is a simplest way to achieve victory, Carl Franz, and that is a champion duel. If you come to the front of the array and issue a challenge to Casvan for a champion duel, he cannot refuse." His Highness Prince-Elector Umberto suddenly said, glancing at the Rune Fang on the Emperor's waist and the Warhammer Gail-Malaz in his hand.
"No, Casvan has ample reason not to agree." Carl Franz shook his head, the emperor gave a bitter smile: "The knights on the other side of the mountain will no longer believe in us."
He was talking about an incident that occurred not long ago on the "Kulona Road," a borderline friction between the Empire and Brittania. The Imperial General Heilberg and Brittania's Marshal Roland, who faced each other in the swamp, were both distressed by the repeated seesaw and small-scale conflicts. Thus, Brittania proposed resolving the conflict through a champion duel.
Heilberg agreed.
