General Varlox was beside Rain in an instant and kneeled. "I apologize for being late, my lord. We had to evacuate all the townsfolk to a safe distance and make sure they didn't notice our soldiers before we came here."
"No, you did a great job saving us just in time." Rain shook his head. "Wait. I didn't request thousands of Ebizo soldiers, though."
"It was I who took the initiative to report to Lord Izumi, my lord. I hope you don't take offense, seeing that the situation was dire."
". . ." This was exactly what Rain had thought about having a strong troop; they sometimes acted on their own.
Though he had to admit that General Varlox had saved them. Without the aid of thousands of Ebizo soldiers, they couldn't have mustered a wave that could carry the warship all the way here.
"I will accept any punishment later for acting on my own accord," General Varlox said.
