The professor's voice filled the classroom with practised ease as Oliver settled himself.
"Now, a formation of spearmen find themselves surrounded on three sides. To the front, we have the heavy swords infantry favoured by the Garsh to the East, and then on both of the spearmen's flanks, we have enemy cavalry harrying them. Remind me, what do we call such a scenario, and how do we make use of it?" The professor said, calling out the question to the class. When no one deaned it fit to answer, he turned to Oliver. "Young master Patrick, perhaps you have an answer for us?"
"Hm? Spearmen surrounded on three sides… What are the numbers?" Oliver asked, instinctively straightening up. He was hit by that familiar attentiveness that used to come whenever Dominus had asked a problem of him, bidding that he solve it.
