He's back...

He was a brave warrior with a long history on the battlefield, having even attained the rank of prince in his recent campaigns. Fraant, despite the pain he felt due to arguments with his best friend, Vangark, and his wife, Rhae, which led him to distance himself from both, had determination and leadership at the head of his hundreds of cavalry soldiers ready for battle. The separation had been painful, and Fraant felt empty and aimless. But friendship could always be restored, and he thought there was nothing better than an invasion that would lead to camaraderie. Nuequi, being nearby and wanting to break the overwhelming silence between these friends, provided him with the coordinates of a target with millions of troops: a large castle but with weak defensive commanders. Fraant saw this as an opportunity to prove his bravery once again and also to distract his mind.

The castle, with random commanders and no synergy, posed a challenge for the warrior due to the number of troops and the fact that they were mostly cavalry, meaning Fraant would not have the advantage of troop type. He was not intimidated by these circumstances. Confident in his experience and the strength of his soldiers, he launched his first attack on the castle.

The battle was intense and chaotic. Fraant's soldiers charged furiously against the walls of the enemy castle, but the enemy's defense, with its numerical advantage, was not easy for Fraant to overcome. At first, it seemed that he might be captured by the enemy soldiers, but that was far from happening. His only problem was that with each blow, he would have fewer troops to attack with.

Undeterred, he reorganized and healed his wounded troops in preparation for a second attack. This time, the enemy castle suffered fewer casualties. The attacking warrior had not mentioned the existence of T5 troops, so his friend Vangark suggested sending his vassals to try to rally them, because if the brave warrior continued with attacks in the same way, his losses would increase slightly with a tremendous expenditure of resources.

After two attempts, Fraant thought it would be much easier, so everyone was surprised when he said, “Uf, I almost lost the lord.” He wondered if it had been a mistake to attack the castle alone, as his T4 had been completely wiped out. But his determination did not waver; he was determined to exterminate his opponent's troops. 

With the third attack proving disastrous and the T4 cavalry decimated, a rally no longer seemed like a bad idea, so he had to wait a moment for the arrival of Vangark's vassals. Nuequi also decided to assist in support, as his dragon had good cavalry skills, hoping to minimize allied troop losses.

With the arrival of reinforcements, Fraant saw a new opportunity. He launched a fourth attack, this time with a longer waiting period, but no one in the kingdom or in the alliance of the attacked seemed willing to intervene. Still, well aware that someone could always be watching, Vangark asked Nuequi to monitor the kingdom's power rankings so they could be prepared in case someone did intervene. So Nuequi took charge of reconnaissance while Fraant initiated the raid and Vangark gathered his vassals for this incursion.

The fourth attack was a resounding success. The defending soldiers were defeated without Fraant suffering any losses; the casualties were only among their reinforcements. The victory was sweet for Fraant. For a moment, the group had put aside their past arguments in the joy of achieving their goal.

Nuequi, in his constant vigilance, realized that no one was willing to spoil the afternoon by launching a surprise attack, and if anyone did, they could bring their main castles to cause total chaos. So Vangark told Fraant to move a little closer to the enemy castle, as one more raid was necessary to exterminate the high troops.

After the second group raid on the enemy castle, only about 5 million troops remained; one more raid and it would be all over. Something that was not mentioned is that in order to obtain the statistical benefits that alliances get when they take big cities, Fraant had joined GeN, an alliance that Nuequi had helped destroy in the past. However, as Vangark had befriended its leader and found his vassals in this alliance, he decided to join the group there. The leader immediately sent him ravens with letters saying that he should leave the alliance if he wanted to do this, as she did not want to see the name of her alliance involved in these disputes. With that, Fraant said, “Let's go; I'm going solo,” and with confidence, this time he launched his final attacks, completely destroying the castle, which lay in flames after that attack and was looted because the resources were worth it.

The victory also allowed him to reflect on his recent separation and begin to heal his emotional wounds. The camaraderie and support of his friends had been fundamental to his recovery, and now he felt stronger and decided to remain in this kingdom to face the war of kingdoms here, seeking new adventures...