They came with sufficient goodwill, but just now, under the obscurity of circumstances, something unexpected happened at either the Snake People Outpost or Snake Catcher Fortress.
Then, they were unfortunately saddled with a huge black pot.
This was not the time to contemplate who was orchestrating these events from behind the scenes.
Lind was not present, and Lance was serving as a guard alongside him, leaving Riff the only one able to mobilize and command the soldiers.
His position was adequate, and he was deeply trusted by the Lord.
"Surely there has been some misunderstanding," Riff did not wish to resort to violence immediately, as they stood within the Snake People Outpost, facing a group of Great Knights whose numbers surpassed their own.
A forced confrontation would inevitably lead to immense losses.
Being surrounded and killed would absolutely be the most suffocating way to die.
