Grand Duchess Anne Brittany stood atop the walls of Black Phoenix City, her previously innocent and cheerful face now completely replaced by resoluteness.
Charles had not been gone long when fleets from the New Continent successively appeared; they quickly discovered a piece of land on the Old Continent that was fertile, by the sea, and lacked any formidable power overseeing it! As for the reputation of Duke Charles Meklen, it was simply laughable to the people of the New Continent! Just a little novelist, who gained his title by pleasing the newly ascended daughter of the Fars Emperor...
Yes, in the eyes of those returning from the New Continent, Charles Meklen was just a lucky fool, a fortunate son-in-law by sheer coincidence!
These people launched an assault on the Mecklen Duchy without any hesitation.
The war had begun! Charles' Westwind Knights were quickly forced into retreat.
