The notice of the Duchess's death rapidly spread throughout Mirante, dealing a great blow to the defenders, who either dropped their weapons in surrender or have chosen to escape the city as fast as possible.
Codicia's death represented the end of one of the greatest clans on Stahl and the end of a civil war that had torn the kingdom apart. She was the only noble who refused to abandon the people and her lands, even after knowing about Henry's survival and the eventual confront against his army.
She betrayed the king, not herself, not her ideals.
Henry managed to lead his army and rapidly take over all the strategic places of the city, with the defenders immediately giving up after seeing his army. The Third and Fourth Stage Warriors didn't want to lose their lives and chose to follow the footsteps of the normal soldiers, either running away or surrendering. They knew that surviving against those with Tribal Tattoos and the cavalry was an almost impossible feat.
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