>>5741343>>5741366>>5741523"So you actually hit Griffith? Good job! That's more than what I've done, at least..." You speak the last few words on a lower tone.
"Uh... Pardon?" Rickert was not expecting to be congratulated by assaulting the possible future king, but he accepted the compliments nonetheless.
"N-Nevermind...You are all more welcome in the ring of Ilos. Be it Kushan, Tudorian or even apostle, we have no prejudice against the strong of will. If anything, you having info on Falconia will only help us in planning ahead against that fiend." You dodge his question by focusing on the tactical advantages Griffith and his fortress has.
"Well, I'd say it's the exact opposite of Ilos. He leaves his apostles inside a ring behind his highly guarded castle. The outside walls are guarded by an assortment of rapid fire cannons, the perimeter is much wider than Ilos, and the forest and rivers before the castle aren't accessible thanks to
the demons living there."
"Seems oddly convenient for Griffith. His palace was right under Wyndham's, so he inherited all the tactical advantages of the city capital with none of the downsides."
"And what's worse, the main road he uses to travel around are filled to the brim with residential areas. Unless he has a few safe zones for the civilians to evacuate, I don't see us pushing through the gates without destroying at least a few dozen buildings."
"Do you have any idea as to where Griffith might use to hold people hostage? I'm not only asking due to Farnese and Casca's, but that might also lead us to Erica's whereabouts."
"..." Rickert does not want to expect the worst, yet knowing of where Griffith was sent to be tortured all those years ago, he only had a single lead. "The tower of rebirth. Legend has it that Gaiseric's kingdom was under the gigantic pile of sacrificed corpses from the magician who brought the first king to his death, a place untouched by wind or sunlight. Guts and I have already gotten there once, so I'm sure I can lead you there again."
You're sure Gaiseric has the most knowledge out of all of you, perhaps even more than Grififth himself, if there is anyone who could turn the chessboard around to corner Griffith with his own chess pieces, it's him.
"I have already managed to contact a few hundred soldiers who believe in the Bakiraka clan's victory. Counting all the heads you have including the mages, the soldiers and the Pishacas, it should be around 1,100 men." Silat says, taking a map from Daiba to better illustrate his tactical prowess.
"A pretty good number to start with. What do you figure is the optimal way of invading Falconia? We could reach it in jut a few minutes if we used the astral tree, but I need to wait for the blood moon a few months from now, where the apostles are inhibited by the interstice creatures."
