As Realdo's steel blade swung down towards the old general, the latter simply sidestepped with ease and tapped the sword's blade. Instantly, the weapon fell from Realdo's hand and planted itself into the ground. The old general then attempted a chop to Realdo's neck, but Realdo parried with his arm before sliding back to create distance between them.
"You talk about me siding with the wrong cause! This is the direction the goddess has decreed the world to go! Who are you to say otherwise!" Realdo retorted, his conviction evident in his voice, defending the path he believed was divinely ordained.
The general, unfazed by the younger man's rebuttal, countered with a firm resolve. "Any goddess who sends children to die in the name of something we don't even understand is not something I can support anymore!"
