Having witnessed the mercantile side of the True Gods, it naturally becomes hard to feel reverence for them; when they're discussed, it's treated as casually as small talk.
"The third!" King Yasan's smile grew even wider.
There are no parents who don't hope their children become more outstanding. Whether it was the effect of studying under several of Lady Strategy's Chosen, or the tempering of war in the Eastern Desolation, this usually scatterbrained younger daughter had grown much more mature and steady; her thinking had become more and more comprehensive.
"The third is to stun the enemy." Princess Yalusai, immersed in her analysis, did not understand her old father's frame of mind. "General Gaven's territory has one enormous advantage.
Most of his territory was built up by his own hand; there is no bloated noble class to hold him back, his orders can be carried out efficiently, and he can mobilize vast amounts of manpower and resources to do one single thing.
