Talk about devastatation...Belia's forces had really done a number on the Rustlands this time. Immense structural damage, deaths and injuries galore, and possibly most significantly...a strong sense of unease and insecurity among the population.
In the immediate aftermath, I'd noticed that a lot of the civilians and some of the Adventurers giving me dirty looks. I later found out why...the Silvland troops, while going on their murder sprees, had been loudly declaring that I was the reason why they had launched this attack, I'd heard some of them during the battle too, this must have been what they were after...no, more specifically, it was what Belia was after.
After all, when people are pissed off or emotionally devastated or panicking in fear, convincing them to blame someone for their strife becomes easy, she knew that and took advantage of it by painting a target on my back.
