William together with ten soldiers from om the Golden Lake headed to the gathering spot of the reinforcement army with the letter of recommendation from Aethelwolf.
He was a bit nervous since this was his first important task. He was only an ordinary servant before and he didn't have much experience in combat and warfare. This made the task more complicated for him since he needed to learn most of the relevant information from scratch.
When he arrived, four of the five noble families had already sent their armies. The only one who hadn't arrived yet was the Cromwell Family.
"Halt! No civilians are allowed to get close to this area!" A soldier guarding the entrance shouted at him in a warning tone. The nearby soldiers looked over to see the situation and they all stared at William with interest.
