Agatha was able to immediately spot Enoch, wearing a helmet and wielding a sword.
I hope you stay safe and healthy.
Even the bravest, strongest, most unstoppable knights would bleed and grow tired.
Agatha prayed that Enoch would not get hurt and never took her eyes off him for a single moment.
In the meantime, the outcome of the battle began to change little by little.
Enoch was at the forefront of the knights, taking on all the enemies he encountered with a single sword stroke, so the knights following him simply had to trust in Enoch and run to engage the sword in front of them.
The number of enemy knights who had lost their momentum gradually decreased, and at that time, the soldiers of both sides clashed. It was a complete melee.
Agatha opened her eyes wide and continued to search for Enoch on the chaotic battlefield.
Then Du-un, who was standing at the back, said.
“His Grace has captured Baron Moyes.”
“Really?”
“Over there. Look near the flag bearer with the broken white flag.”
Agatha found Enoch near the location Du-un had told her about. She saw him pointing his sword at a knight who was presumed to be Baron Moys.
“Is that Baron Moyes?”
“Yes. Judging from the shape of the armor, it is certain.”
After saying that, Du-un called the knights and soldiers who were standing guard on all sides.
“There is a point where we will meet up once the battle is over. I think you can leave now.”
They had to move quickly to join them in time. Agatha stood up from the rock and looked down once more before descending the hill.
One by one, the enemy knights were seen lowering their swords.
It's over. Thank goodness.
The worry about getting hurt disappeared and joy and relief came.
“Will you surrender, Baron Moyes?”
Enoch asked his opponent, who had fallen to the ground after engaging in a sword fight with him.
If they don't surrender, they will all be annihilated.
Baron Moyes declared with a dejected look on his face.
“I surrender.”
When the lord surrendered, the knights of Aratus shouted loudly.
“The enemy general has surrendered! Baron Moyes lay down your weapons and surrender!”
Upon hearing the cries of the Aratus knights, the Baron Moyes army confirmed that their lord had been captured and began to put down their swords one by one.
Of course, it wasn't just Baron Moyes who was captivated.
Due to Enoch's actions at the forefront, most of the knights who had fallen from the group were captured by Aratus.
The battle was not over until the last soldier on the very edge of the battlefield had put down his sword.
Enoch looked up and looked at the place where Agatha was supposed to be.
The seat where she had been sitting when the battle began was already empty.
It seemed that as soon as they confirmed the outcome of the battle, they started moving towards the place they had agreed to join.
Fortunately, the battle ended sooner than expected.
Thanks to the quick capture of Baron Moyes. Enoch looked at the captured Baron Moyes.
“Disband the army.”
Now that the lord has been captured, there is no need to keep the soldiers locked up.
It was more beneficial to send them back since the lord who would lead them was in Enoch's hands.
“I will do so.”
The captured Baron silently followed Enoch's suggestion.
Just in case, he collected all the weapons.
The empty-handed soldiers began to go back up the road they had come from, following some of the knights.
“My lord, please move now.”
Enoch cleared the battlefield and took care of the wounded and dead, then moved to the rendezvous point with the prisoners.
It was a river that appeared after going over a hill. Agatha, who had arrived first, jumped up as soon as she saw him.
"Enoch!"
Her golden hair, tied up in a ponytail, fluttered in the strong wind.
He got down from his horse and met Agatha who was running towards him.
“You’re early.”
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Weren’t you watching from above?”
Looking down from above was good for seeing the overall situation, but it was difficult to see the condition of individual people.
While Agatha was looking after Enoch, she felt relieved.
On the riverbank, barracks, and tents to house prisoners began to be erected one by one.
Today's campsite was a place where they could relieve their fatigue from battle and have a proper meal.
Agatha, who saw the knights and soldiers stripping off their armor and washing themselves one by one, summoned the Consul General, Jashar.
“Oil and food?”
“I brought enough. Shall we distribute it?”
“Yes. Go ahead.”
Downstream, they washed their bodies, which were dirty from blood and sweat, and upstream, they drew drinking water.
First, the washed soldiers started a fire, boiled water, and started cooking. It was a simple stew made by pounding together the meat they had received, flour, cheese, etc.
The oil was used to polish the weapons used today.
At the moment when Agatha was inspecting the barracks.
Enoch, who had just washed up, approached, lightly shaking off the moisture.
“It’s good to have you here. Have you adjusted to the military already?”
“It was a simple accommodation arrangement.”
Agatha hugged Enoch as he came in.
He paused for a moment and then smiled softly.
“For now, Baron Moyes has been placed in the barracks. Shall we rest for a moment before going to see him?”
"No."
Capturing Baron Moyes did not mean the war was over.
The task remaining was to sign the instrument of surrender.
Agatha was determined to make sure they never started another war again.
'The compensation amount would be appropriate.'
Since he has captured so many knights, Baron Moyes will not be able to imagine expanding his territory for a long time if he adds the ransom to the compensation.
They don't know if he did it on purpose, but he should pay back Henry for cooperating with him.
“I’ll meet him right now. I’m ready.”
"All right."
Enoch gave orders to his knights.
“Go and bring Baron Moyes.”
Not long afterward, Baron Moyes was dragged into the barracks.
Agatha was sitting at the head table with Enoch.
“It’s been a while, Baron Moyes.”
Baron Moyes, who was forced to sit across the table, looked a little humiliated.
“It’s been a long time, Marchioness. This time you have finally acquired a fine stallion.”
“You rarely appear in social circles, so you still don’t know how to choose your words.”
For a moment, Baron Moyes' beard twitched.
Agatha smiled gently as she handed over the surrender document she had prepared in advance.
“First of all, I never imagined that we would meet each other like this as neighbors. I believe that you must have been fully prepared for this.”
The Baron glanced at Agatha, who was leading the negotiations for the surrender document, and Enoch, who was watching him without saying a word.
“You must return safely to the territory, right? Please sign.”
“...”
It was at that moment that the Baron received the surrender document with a resigned look on his face.
Baron Moyes's eyes opened wide.
“What the...! This is ridiculous!”
The face of Baron Moyes, who had been bound and checking the surrender document, turned bright red.
“How can you put up such conditions! Don’t you know that any estate that pays such a compensation will go bankrupt?”
“I thought you were prepared for this.”
Although Agatha spoke with pity, Baron Moyes was already out of his mind.
The ransom for the captured Baron himself, as well as the ransom for the knights captured with him, was an enormous sum.
There, they have set a price for compensation for unilaterally starting a territorial war, as well as the value of the knights on Aratus' side, soldiers on Nobilis' side, weapons, and supplies they have brought in.
“We have to pay this amount of compensation so that something like this never happens again.”
Agatha asked back with a smile.
“Or would you rather give up your territory?”
“Marchioness!”
Baron Moyes, speechless, stared blankly down at the surrender document.
The Baron, who had been talking like that for a while, finally opened his mouth.
“There is no room for compromise?”
“What kind of compromise are you talking about?”
“Deadline.”
The Baron, whose lips were trembling in humiliation, continued his speech after a brief pause.
“Please extend the deadline.”
Of course, Agatha didn't think she would be able to receive the compensation all at once.
Even if she were to scrape together all the spoons and rice bowls from Baron Moyes' estate right now, she wouldn't be able to fill it all up.
Baron Moyes, caught in the planned net, had no choice.
“If that’s true, then there is a way.”
At Agatha's gesture, another sheet of paper was placed on the table.
“I heard that my ex-husband, Henry Insidio, is involved in this land war.”
If they want to catch the mastermind behind the territorial War and punish him so that he can never come out into the world again, the more evidence we have, the better.
“Please give me all the evidence related to him. Of course, you must also testify.”
The Baron's face, which had been wide open in surprise, suddenly changed at the next words.
“If you do that, I will let you repay it in installments over as many terms as you want.”
“I will cooperate.”
Baron Moyes accepted the terms without a second thought.
After the Baron left.
Agatha smiled faintly, holding up the surrender document he had signed.
“I just finished one.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Enoch, who had been standing behind Agatha throughout the negotiations and keeping the mood in check, approached her and put a hand on her shoulder.
“I think it would be best to take a rest now.”
Next in line was the combined forces of Marquis Cresente and Baron Elibus.
After half a day of fighting, the soldiers needed some rest.
Agatha and Enoch decided to stay here tonight and move again tomorrow.
I hope you stay safe and healthy.
Even the bravest, strongest, most unstoppable knights would bleed and grow tired.
Agatha prayed that Enoch would not get hurt and never took her eyes off him for a single moment.
In the meantime, the outcome of the battle began to change little by little.
Enoch was at the forefront of the knights, taking on all the enemies he encountered with a single sword stroke, so the knights following him simply had to trust in Enoch and run to engage the sword in front of them.
The number of enemy knights who had lost their momentum gradually decreased, and at that time, the soldiers of both sides clashed. It was a complete melee.
Agatha opened her eyes wide and continued to search for Enoch on the chaotic battlefield.
Then Du-un, who was standing at the back, said.
“His Grace has captured Baron Moyes.”
“Really?”
“Over there. Look near the flag bearer with the broken white flag.”
Agatha found Enoch near the location Du-un had told her about. She saw him pointing his sword at a knight who was presumed to be Baron Moys.
“Is that Baron Moyes?”
“Yes. Judging from the shape of the armor, it is certain.”
After saying that, Du-un called the knights and soldiers who were standing guard on all sides.
“There is a point where we will meet up once the battle is over. I think you can leave now.”
They had to move quickly to join them in time. Agatha stood up from the rock and looked down once more before descending the hill.
One by one, the enemy knights were seen lowering their swords.
It's over. Thank goodness.
The worry about getting hurt disappeared and joy and relief came.
“Will you surrender, Baron Moyes?”
Enoch asked his opponent, who had fallen to the ground after engaging in a sword fight with him.
If they don't surrender, they will all be annihilated.
Baron Moyes declared with a dejected look on his face.
“I surrender.”
When the lord surrendered, the knights of Aratus shouted loudly.
“The enemy general has surrendered! Baron Moyes lay down your weapons and surrender!”
Upon hearing the cries of the Aratus knights, the Baron Moyes army confirmed that their lord had been captured and began to put down their swords one by one.
Of course, it wasn't just Baron Moyes who was captivated.
Due to Enoch's actions at the forefront, most of the knights who had fallen from the group were captured by Aratus.
The battle was not over until the last soldier on the very edge of the battlefield had put down his sword.
Enoch looked up and looked at the place where Agatha was supposed to be.
The seat where she had been sitting when the battle began was already empty.
It seemed that as soon as they confirmed the outcome of the battle, they started moving towards the place they had agreed to join.
Fortunately, the battle ended sooner than expected.
Thanks to the quick capture of Baron Moyes. Enoch looked at the captured Baron Moyes.
“Disband the army.”
Now that the lord has been captured, there is no need to keep the soldiers locked up.
It was more beneficial to send them back since the lord who would lead them was in Enoch's hands.
“I will do so.”
The captured Baron silently followed Enoch's suggestion.
Just in case, he collected all the weapons.
The empty-handed soldiers began to go back up the road they had come from, following some of the knights.
“My lord, please move now.”
Enoch cleared the battlefield and took care of the wounded and dead, then moved to the rendezvous point with the prisoners.
It was a river that appeared after going over a hill. Agatha, who had arrived first, jumped up as soon as she saw him.
"Enoch!"
Her golden hair, tied up in a ponytail, fluttered in the strong wind.
He got down from his horse and met Agatha who was running towards him.
“You’re early.”
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Weren’t you watching from above?”
Looking down from above was good for seeing the overall situation, but it was difficult to see the condition of individual people.
While Agatha was looking after Enoch, she felt relieved.
On the riverbank, barracks, and tents to house prisoners began to be erected one by one.
Today's campsite was a place where they could relieve their fatigue from battle and have a proper meal.
Agatha, who saw the knights and soldiers stripping off their armor and washing themselves one by one, summoned the Consul General, Jashar.
“Oil and food?”
“I brought enough. Shall we distribute it?”
“Yes. Go ahead.”
Downstream, they washed their bodies, which were dirty from blood and sweat, and upstream, they drew drinking water.
First, the washed soldiers started a fire, boiled water, and started cooking. It was a simple stew made by pounding together the meat they had received, flour, cheese, etc.
The oil was used to polish the weapons used today.
At the moment when Agatha was inspecting the barracks.
Enoch, who had just washed up, approached, lightly shaking off the moisture.
“It’s good to have you here. Have you adjusted to the military already?”
“It was a simple accommodation arrangement.”
Agatha hugged Enoch as he came in.
He paused for a moment and then smiled softly.
“For now, Baron Moyes has been placed in the barracks. Shall we rest for a moment before going to see him?”
"No."
Capturing Baron Moyes did not mean the war was over.
The task remaining was to sign the instrument of surrender.
Agatha was determined to make sure they never started another war again.
'The compensation amount would be appropriate.'
Since he has captured so many knights, Baron Moyes will not be able to imagine expanding his territory for a long time if he adds the ransom to the compensation.
They don't know if he did it on purpose, but he should pay back Henry for cooperating with him.
“I’ll meet him right now. I’m ready.”
"All right."
Enoch gave orders to his knights.
“Go and bring Baron Moyes.”
Not long afterward, Baron Moyes was dragged into the barracks.
Agatha was sitting at the head table with Enoch.
“It’s been a while, Baron Moyes.”
Baron Moyes, who was forced to sit across the table, looked a little humiliated.
“It’s been a long time, Marchioness. This time you have finally acquired a fine stallion.”
“You rarely appear in social circles, so you still don’t know how to choose your words.”
For a moment, Baron Moyes' beard twitched.
Agatha smiled gently as she handed over the surrender document she had prepared in advance.
“First of all, I never imagined that we would meet each other like this as neighbors. I believe that you must have been fully prepared for this.”
The Baron glanced at Agatha, who was leading the negotiations for the surrender document, and Enoch, who was watching him without saying a word.
“You must return safely to the territory, right? Please sign.”
“...”
It was at that moment that the Baron received the surrender document with a resigned look on his face.
Baron Moyes's eyes opened wide.
“What the...! This is ridiculous!”
The face of Baron Moyes, who had been bound and checking the surrender document, turned bright red.
“How can you put up such conditions! Don’t you know that any estate that pays such a compensation will go bankrupt?”
“I thought you were prepared for this.”
Although Agatha spoke with pity, Baron Moyes was already out of his mind.
The ransom for the captured Baron himself, as well as the ransom for the knights captured with him, was an enormous sum.
There, they have set a price for compensation for unilaterally starting a territorial war, as well as the value of the knights on Aratus' side, soldiers on Nobilis' side, weapons, and supplies they have brought in.
“We have to pay this amount of compensation so that something like this never happens again.”
Agatha asked back with a smile.
“Or would you rather give up your territory?”
“Marchioness!”
Baron Moyes, speechless, stared blankly down at the surrender document.
The Baron, who had been talking like that for a while, finally opened his mouth.
“There is no room for compromise?”
“What kind of compromise are you talking about?”
“Deadline.”
The Baron, whose lips were trembling in humiliation, continued his speech after a brief pause.
“Please extend the deadline.”
Of course, Agatha didn't think she would be able to receive the compensation all at once.
Even if she were to scrape together all the spoons and rice bowls from Baron Moyes' estate right now, she wouldn't be able to fill it all up.
Baron Moyes, caught in the planned net, had no choice.
“If that’s true, then there is a way.”
At Agatha's gesture, another sheet of paper was placed on the table.
“I heard that my ex-husband, Henry Insidio, is involved in this land war.”
If they want to catch the mastermind behind the territorial War and punish him so that he can never come out into the world again, the more evidence we have, the better.
“Please give me all the evidence related to him. Of course, you must also testify.”
The Baron's face, which had been wide open in surprise, suddenly changed at the next words.
“If you do that, I will let you repay it in installments over as many terms as you want.”
“I will cooperate.”
Baron Moyes accepted the terms without a second thought.
After the Baron left.
Agatha smiled faintly, holding up the surrender document he had signed.
“I just finished one.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Enoch, who had been standing behind Agatha throughout the negotiations and keeping the mood in check, approached her and put a hand on her shoulder.
“I think it would be best to take a rest now.”
Next in line was the combined forces of Marquis Cresente and Baron Elibus.
After half a day of fighting, the soldiers needed some rest.
Agatha and Enoch decided to stay here tonight and move again tomorrow.
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