Aurek understood perfectly what lay behind their calculations — but he did not care.
Whether the other side plotted that way was irrelevant to him. What he needed was precisely that one month.
He could use the interval to concentrate his forces and strike at Duke Furt and Crimson Hills in the western frontier.
If he succeeded in wiping out those two Half-Overlord Rank behemoths, the consequences would be enormous; the move would inevitably alarm powers in the North and Southeast and force them to react.
He worried they might seize the opportunity to unite against Eryndor City. If neighboring empires — especially the formidable Selene Empire — could occupy those forces for him, his operation would be far easier.
Taking down one or two Half-Overlord Rank powers would yield resources sufficient to elevate his Void Warlock legion to level 8.
