The Major wiped away the tears of laughter, then suddenly his face changed, and he asked the officers around him in a cold voice, "What are you laughing at?"
Everyone froze in place, silent as cicadas in cold weather.
"Was he wrong?" Alpad looked around and asked with a stern face, "If he were from The Federated Provinces, would he still be sent to Paratu?"
No one knew how to answer.
Alpad scoffed, took the saber, and personally hung it on Mason's belt. He then patted Mason's shoulder and said, "From today on, the Kingdom of Galloping Horses is your home."
The Major turned his head to look at Colonel Jeska, "Your battalion came to our aid through the rain, everyone will be rewarded. Take your men to Bianli, I'll let you be the first to enter the city!"
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The fighting within sight had ended, but the battles outside our line of sight continued.
The Paratu Cavalry had already set off in pursuit of the retreating enemy.
