"Worthless, all just worthless!"
"They can't even control their own people, they deserve their downfall!"
"I seem to have overestimated them, apart from their formidable military strength, those Northerners are essentially useless!"
"The Clergy, too, are all worthless, they wasted every opportunity given to them! They were fully prepared to ambush and yet they were still beaten up, it's clear I don't know what they've been up to!"
"After suffering such a loss, those fools still hold their forces back, not even brave enough to strike back, they have the audacity to claim they're the first power on the continent?"
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Earl Piers' curses rang out in the great hall, frightening the attendants into making themselves scarce, fearing they would overhear something they shouldn't and face punishment.
"Cool down, my lord, things aren't that bad. Although we didn't manage to disrupt the enemy's relocation plans, we have made them a formidable enemy.