After a day of revelry and productive discussions made under river of wine and cider, Alpheo turned his attention back to matters of state. The day afterward, with the hangover still plaguing his head, he signed the final documents to formalize the details of his new military reform.
Once the papers were sealed, Alpheo wasted no time ensuring the news reached the White Company's soldiers —though not everyone called them that. To his thinly veiled annoyance, some preferred the moniker "Black Stripes," a nickname that had gained traction among the common folk.
