I called Tarsha to my quarters that day and praised him at the victory ceremony.


    "You have done well. I wasn''t there to see it, but I heard many compliments."


    "It''s no big deal. Decide as quickly as the wind, attack as fiercely as the flames, and move as fast as lightning. If you do this thoroughly, you can easily overwhelm a weak army. This can only be described as the basis of war."


    Without boasting, Tarsha is calm and collected. I have never seen a woman of such thoroughness and valor. Raviara is a great warrior, but she is more of an archer than a general.


    "Yes, if it were only you, you would be able to show that much ability, but this time it will be much more difficult. After all, the soldiers you moved are not directly under your command or anything."


    It is much harder to keep overwhelming an enemy army, all on loan, than it is to fight with familiar comrades.


    It is true that we were outnumbered, but we could not have made our men work so hard with only the superiority of numbers.


    "In other words, either he immediately recognized the qualities of his men, or he completely transformed them into a Tarsha army in a short period of time, either way it was a formidable talent.


    "Oh, that or ......."


    Tarsha stammered a little, as if she was having trouble saying it.


    "You see, there are special abilities in professions. ....... In my case, I am a <>. ....... It was something longer, but I don''t remember the name. ....... It is supposed to double the ability of the soldiers under its command. ......"


    "I guess special professions do have a big effect."


    That would explain why they won so many victories.


    "There is also <>, which increases one''s strength ...... Anyway, thanks to this, we didn''t lose so often ....... It''s kind of a foul, so to speak. ......"


    "It''s nothing to be ashamed of. What''s wrong with fighting with what you have. I''ve been allowed to use the special abilities of my profession for a long time.


    "But I feel it''s only natural that I should win.


    But you lost to me. That''s what happens in a game."


    Tarsia glared at me as I spoke.


    You are so down on yourself, but you get angry when I say things like that. But it seems to me that she is not only angry, but also embarrassed.


    "Actually,...... I tried to calm my agitated mind on the battlefield, but the enemy was so bad,...... that I couldn''t calm it. ......"


    "So you want me to calm you down?"


    Tarsia was silent for a moment, then opened her mouth hesitantly.


    "Actually, I''m more of a polyamorous nature. ....... I can be held if you wish ......."


    "The regent can''t go back on his previous statement. I don''t care if you want me to either."


    Perhaps I was a little too naughty this time. I approached Tarsha and reached for her back.


    From that point on, it was all too soon. Tarsia offered her lips to me.


    Well, I guess she knew what I was up to when I called her into the room.


    She had said herself that she was a whore, and she had asked me for it many times. It was almost exhausting for me.


    Besides, there are some things you can only talk about in bed. After settling down, I had a discussion with Tarsha about the Northern policy.


    "Tarsha, is there any chance that your father will give up the Machar frontier for himself and give it to you?"


    "That''s clearly not going to happen. Your father is a distinguished man who has risen to the position of frontier count considerably in his own lifetime. He has a strong desire for power. It would be pointless for me, his daughter. And I''m not the rightful heir.


    "Then take your army and drive your father out. Then you will take over the reins of the Machar frontier. It''s all up to you. We''ll lend you our men.


    In bed, Tarsha looked grim.


    "Even if I could do that, what would you do if I became independent from you?"


    "Tarsha, you are smart enough to know that. You are smart enough to know that there are limits to your power away from King''s Landing. Your own insistence on your status as a frontier count proves it.


    From the beginning, Tarsha has had no intention of taking over. It will be much more difficult than where I come from.


    "Also, I thought I could trust you. This is just a gut feeling, and I may be wrong, but I have a good eye for women."


    With these words, I took Tarsha in my arms once more.


    I held Tarsia''s body once more.


    After that, things turned out exactly as I had envisioned.


    Ailes and Brando had set up a force near the tomb of my house of Nevre, or had seized the castle of Nevre, and were waiting for me from there. They numbered about 20,000 men. This is about the same number as the number of our troops, which are gradually increasing.


    On the other hand, to prevent them from attacking from the castle of Maust, they sent their own son as a general and 5,000 men to hold them back.


    That''s Ailes for you! Even though he recruited men from other lords as well, he must have been very impressive to be able to gather such a large number.


    The fact that they took Castle Nayvre is also ironic. It is also a pose that he denied me, the regent.


    But you lost because you focused on such unnecessary things.


    This game is lost when you fail to take the castle of Maust, your stronghold.


    There is no way that my soldiers, who have fought through many fierce battles, can be defeated in the land of Nayvle!


    In fact, Laviala was clearly more lively than usual.


    "I don''t know why. I''m feeling very excited. It''s an important battle, but I feel like I''m enjoying it.


    "That''s what home is for. Raviara, you want to take a squad of Ailes into the woods and destroy them. Can you do that?"


    First, we''re going to hit the Ailes, and then we''re going to get you out of here. That will make my victory almost unassailable.


    "Yes, there are some trails that only the elves know!　I may live in a different place now, but I will never forget it!"