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PrePub - Ascendance of a Bookworm

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[–] ludrol 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

„Hurry up and dye already!” - what a nice pun, thanks u/quof

I wonder if Lanzenave knights will try to escape through the gate or teleport to Adalgisa villa.

[–] No_Nick_Needed 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Even in this release we were told of Lanzenavians who stole coaches to try to get back to their boats, so a definite yes for the former. The latter however is the interesting question, should even a single messenger manage to get through.

Detlinde is surely quick to jump to the conclusion that the messenger is a panicked idiot and should just be ignored, because there's no way their Lanzenave elites with their undefeatable silver equipment could possibly be overcome by some primitive Dunkelfelger ruffians.

Though I very much doubt that either the Lanzenave king or Raublut will be foonish enough to listen to her, so what will they decide? Will they move up their timetable to do whatever they are trying to do in the Sovereignty, gambling it all on one card, knowing full well, that their only line of retreat and supply line has been cut off? Or will they send some of or maybe even the entirety of their force back to Ahrensbach to launch a counter attack to win back said lines? Or will they consider their mission a failure and try to fight their way back out to their ships to retreat entirely?

In the latter two cases, will Raublut trust that his cover is still intact and remain in the Sovereignty, to keep on scheming, or will he consider the risk of being exposed too high and join his liege in the counter attack/breakout attempt?