"Was this detour really such a good idea?" First Lieutenant Nicholas asked, sharing his doubts. "Should we not give the enemy as little time as possible to prepare?"
Nicholas was a slim, tall young man with jet black curly hair and equally dark eyes. He wore a green military uniform, and despite his young age, he had already reached a decent officer rank in the army. Due to his decisiveness and strategic decision-making skills, he was often called the prodigy of the East. However, he had never experienced combat excluding border skirmishes in a province he happened to be in charge of the garrison.
