Charles, in the Behemoth Duchy, could still feel "peace," with almost no flames of war, but as soon as he entered the Southern Seraph Territory, the aura of war was palpable.
The people of Southern Seraph had originally only hated the Behemoth Duchy, yet after such a prolonged conflict, they harbored not the slightest fondness for the Fars Empire either.
Charles's Westwind Knights had barely entered the territory of South Seraph when they were attacked twice. And these attacks were not even from the South Ceraph Reclamation Army; the bulk of the Restoration Army was still in Ferlanden. These were merely local farmers.
Now possessing a strong force, Charles easily defeated these two attacks.
After the battles, he neither slaughtered his enemies nor magnanimously released them, instead he incorporated them into the Westwind Knights, attempting to indoctrinate them. However, the results weren't good, with frequent escapes by the captives.
