Because of his self-confidence, he doesn't get hungry often, even though he's a great foodie. He did martial arts and gymnastics pretty well. His mind was filled with a lot of mumbo-jumbo things.
But, practice makes a man perfect. The second big thing is learning the magic. He must learn thousands of magical signs and symbols and practice spelling. He has to also practice hand postures, body postures, and martial arts thoroughly. He was taught sword fighting, bamboo staff fighting, bow and arrow and so on. Soon he picked up a lot and was well improved. After a one-month training, he is now a war magician. He wore, of course, a robe made of silk cotton with beautiful blue borders, and a cape made of the same material. He wore a long, velvet hat. He made a good pet white cat. His name was Felix. He carried a dagger, and two swords, a long one, called a Bastard sword, and a slightly shorter one, called a Seax. He also has the most important weapon, a magical stick. He is now ready for war.
The defences were made strong and prepared. The army dug a moat around the walls that surround the city and is filled with hot water. There were additional wooden towers. The cannons were shipped to the defence area. After some corrections, it is now a fort. The fort was named the Cleave fort, after King Cleave the first. He made lots of defences to protect the empire. Like this, many forts were built around the kingdom. Round the clock, there were intervals of soldiers, guarding the capital city. Every night some special guards walk here and there through the battlements. Night lamps are kept around the walls. The moats are filled with alligators. One can reach the fort by a wooden door, controlled by a chain and a gear, which rests on the stone pavement bridge forward. Inside the fort, there were the living quarters for Dan and his friends, and some empty rooms for guests, and the guests. There were also underground storage rooms for weaponry like swords, muskets, and gunpowder. Those muskets are used by the guards inside the forts and also the ones above the battlements. These muskets are also carried in two chariots during wartime in case they need them.
Lots of food and weaponry were loaded in and in the fort. Like that, on December 16, nine days before Christmas, there were sounds of gunshots and marching feet. The army looked for it. Suddenly, a messenger shouted, "The Aquillan army's marching towards us!"
They were supposed to have swords as their main weapon. But they chose muskets, so the Gorrións decided to do so. The soldiers made a wall formation. The general of Gorrión then commanded, "Fire!". The war has started.
The Aquilla cavalry fired arrows at the Gorrións. The Gorrións shielded themselves. The war magicians, simply known as warmen, fired meteors at them. The Aquilla's made a magical shield with their warmen. Then, Gorrión sent its powerful cavalry, and they sent theirs as well. The cavalries clashed in the middle fiercely. But actually, they have another work. Aquilla has conquered about an eighth of Gorrión. So Dan said, "Come on, we have to save the rest of the empire. I want a desirable amount of soldiers, along with carriages with supplies and my friends, Georges and Maxim, prepare."
A caravel was already functioning in the fort. The fort is connected to a circular water feature which connects to a canal and finally to the mighty river, Casey. Carriages were loaded into the ship by a bridge from a building with slopes so the horses could climb. Supplies include weaponry and related ones like swords, tridents, cannon balls, daggers, arrows and bows, muskets, crossbows, shotguns, rifles, gunpowder, ammunition, and cannons; eatables like veggies and fruits, vats of water, pickled seafood, dried meat, bread(lots of them); other supplies like sleeping sacks, tents, mattresses, candles, lamps, coal, fireworks, metal fire pits, wood, timber and so on and on. There were five caravels and one is bigger, which is important where the higher authority sails. The wave at the fort was harsh and they were still fighting when Dan left for. At the top of the fort, there's a special area where people of the fort look for. The caravels set off on December 17. They have to return within 24 December. The caravels were made for the winter. The river had large blocks of ice and sometimes it was impossible to cross. So, they have special iron blade-like structures at the front to break through the ice.
They; left in the early morning, and afternoon, they reached the Aquillan border. There was a rebellion of Aquillan soldiers. The fort was present there and the soldiers did their best. The Aquilla's decided to climb the walls. And so they did, reaching the Gorrión side, from the caravel the soldiers touched the floor by a ladder and fought. The fight was successful and the rebellion surrendered. So on, they sailed to several places and extended Gorrión's territories. At one time, they reached the mountains, where the river ended. The river would extend into the mountains and reach the sea. So they loaded everything off the caravel. The carriages were descended by a slope that is pretty easy to handle. These ships are indeed smart!
They continued into the mountains. After about 6 miles of travelling, they reached the shore by shortcut. Here, Dan and Maxim planned.
Dan said, "Max, we have to influence the strength of the kingdom. We have to build new walls and military camps to defend and fight. What about your suggestions and comments?"
-"Well what you said is correct. We have to train more soldiers and construct barriers and camps. I hope this war would be successful."
As Maxim runs to the crew of night watchers, Dan felt the beach air on his face and the splashing waves of the sea in his ears. The sunset was admiring. The lighthouses started their work by searching for enemy ships. As morning fades, Dan went to his horse carriage for dinner.