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Vol 05 Chapter 162: The Arson Incident II

Alice’s group passed through the gate and quickly moved away from the city walls. After running for about ten minutes, they came across a group of cavalry.

「Roswald-san, it’s me, Alice. The rescue was successful. I have thirty people with me.」

「Thirty, huh… Unfortunately, we only brought twenty extra horses.」

Roswald scratched his head. His mission was to safely escort the rescued councilors and their families to King Rosais’ Country.

He had brought thirty elite soldiers and twenty horses to transport the councilors.

Between King Rosais’ Country and Lezado, there existed a group of independent city-states. These city-states were allies of Lezado, but a few were friendly to King Rosais’ Country—or rather, they feared and were intimidated by it.

Almus had informed these city-states in advance that a group of thirty cavalry and twenty horses would be passing through, allowing them to cross the checkpoints unimpeded. Ideally, Roswald would have liked to come with a