Lorem stood amid the many catapults and various siege towers, her face filled with uncertainty. She wished that Asura or Maria would have returned by now. Her hands clenched tight, she stepped forward; behind her, thousands of troops were all about to listen to her orders; many could die, and for the first time, Lorem felt that burden.
Somehow, it's different from the past.
It was a grim realisation. This time, she couldn't hide behind her title as a Royal Knight, nor could she pass the blame onto others. This was the first major battle where she, and she alone, was responsible for the lives of more than three thousand people. The weight of this responsibility was a heavy burden she had never experienced before.
