"Know yourself and know your enemy?" Mage Delin chewed on the phrase before speaking. "That is wonderfully put. Did some military strategist from history say it?"
Raylo let out a laugh and hastily brushed it off. "I read it in a book a long time ago. I can't remember the source."
Mage Delin pondered for a moment, seemingly savoring the words, before finally replying. "Judging by the time, Fernando should be back by tomorrow morning at the latest," he said, glancing at the sky. "Once his intelligence arrives, we can convene the supreme war council to finalize the ambush location and battle plan."
The two chatted by the window a while longer, discussing the details of their troop deployment.
That night, inside his mansion, Marquis Orlando hosted a small welcome banquet for Raylo and several high-ranking representatives from Mage City.
