Chapter 71: Raffel (Part I)
Word Number:187
Author:苍渊之握
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Release Time:2026-02-24
Before the envoy from Afris ever reached the plains, the lords had already prepared for the worst. Simultaneously, the mountain chieftains had pre-emptively laid their own schemes at the assembly in Rumelard. Raffel, the Master of Arbitration, was entirely unaware of these machinations; ironically, it was his own declaration of neutrality that accelerated the next mountain conflict. The envoy from Afris, riding day and night, beat the chieftains back to the mountains. The news he carried spurred the lords to strike first. A bold lord named Karachi initiated the campaign. In his eyes, if he could seize control of the gateway to the mountains, he could not only lock the plains-dwellers out but also dictate terms across the entire Easter range. Warned by spies within the territory, a vigilant local chieftain had, before his departure, entrusted the defense of his settlement to his composed second son. Not long before, the settlement guards had intercepted a suspicious individual carrying fragments of paper which, when pieced together, revealed a detailed map of the town. Karachi received news of failure and victory simultaneously within his tent. The former came fro