"They rejected my offer?!" A flicker of disappointment appeared on her face. Her jaw clenched momentarily before she clicked her tongue in annoyance. Gradually, Sarika's eyes blazed with determination. "Since they wish for a war, I'll give them war!"
With the door of negotiations closed, the only option left is war. This time, she's using the good old-fashioned cold weapons, not those heavy cannons. She turns around, standing tall in front of the soldiers with a radiance of confidence exuded. Her voice rose in volume, catching their attention. "Prepare for battle! We'll take this town and show them the strength of Barlians!"
And so, the war broke out in earnest.
Her soldiers advanced towards the sturdy walls of the town. Their advance, however, met with fierce resistance from the garrisons despite their unpreparedness. The defenders atop the walls of raining down a hail of arrows and rocks together with boiling oil upon the Barlia army.
