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Night.
In the camp nestled in a valley beside White Rock Canyon, the aroma of roasting meat wafted with the gentle breeze.
The wood crackled softly as it burned, with sparks occasionally flying up into the air like flickering fireflies.
The soldiers sat around the bonfire, holding hot soup in one hand and grilled meat in the other, quietly enjoying their dinner.
Luo De likewise sat by the cave's bonfire, enjoying dinner with Rein, while listening to the intelligence that Madre was divulging.
Madre's Bloody Mercenary Corps was, in fact, simply the Marquis Cold Blade's henchmen.
Madre was originally a knight under the command of the Marquis Cold Blade, named Udrey.
But because he raped one of the Marquis Cold Blade's illegitimate daughters while drunk, Udrey was "executed."
Actually, an illegitimate daughter was of little consequence to the Marquis Cold Blade, but to maintain the Marquis's honor, it had to be done.
