Reign by Aaron Oster

Author:Aaron Oster
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: litRPG
ISBN: 9798507916146
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US
Published: 2021-05-20T23:00:00+00:00

34

“Those are our final numbers?” Arbor asked, looking over the piece of parchment Frunk had handed him.

“Yes, sir,” he replied, adjusting the rim of his spectacles.

It was strange for someone as smart and well thought out as the gremlin standing before him to have a nervous tick, but that’s what Arbor decided it was. The frames never slipped, so there was no need to constantly be adjusting them.

“Forty-thousand, seven-hundred and thirteen,” Arbor said, reading over the list once more. “And how many will we be able to leave behind? We’re now facing a bigger threat than I’d realized, thanks to my engagement to Se- Silvia,” Arbor said.

When talking about the Duke’s daughter, it was sometimes hard to remember to use her proper name when speaking about her to others. She had such a strange nickname, but it was sweet in what it represented, so he had no qualms at all about using it.

“More gremlins have been flocking to our lands, and though not all are soldiers, I’m confident we can whip them into shape before long. In just a month, if our numbers continue growing, we should have nearly fifty or sixty thousand trained soldiers.”

“How many do we have now?” Arbor asked.

“About eighteen thousand,” Frunk said.

“Will it be enough? If, for example, the Barons under our command decide that they would rather side with an Earl or Marquess who makes them some promises, can our forces hold out?”

“By my estimate, the Barons have a combined force of somewhere around thirty-thousand. We haven’t noticed any heavy recruiting or training, nor do we have any news of enemy soldiers breaching our defenses.”

“It seemed like a pretty big breach when we were attacked on the road,” Arbor said.

“I meant breaches on the scale that would cause worry,” Frunk replied smoothly. “Besides, it would take time for the Barons to march their armies here, by which time we’ll have raised enough troops to be able to defend ourselves.”

“And what about the enemy Mages?” Arbor asked. “We’re still woefully short on those who can actually fight, and by my count, the only ones we’re leaving behind are those whose talents lie in architecture and farming.”

“Hord has helped us with that,” Frunk said, pulling another clipboard from the table and handing it to him. “He’s designed a host of anti-Mage weaponry designed to eliminate any advantage.”

Arbor took the clipboard and looked it over. There were a whole bunch of items listed there, though he had no idea what any of them would do.

“I’ll take your word on it then,” he said, handing it back. “Are our troops ready to march?”

“Yes,” Frunk replied. “Supply wagons are all loaded up, and a new coach has been procured for you so you may ride in comfort while you recover.”

Arbor sighed, looking down at the spot where his shirt bulged. He knew that if he lifted the shirt, he would see the bandage wrapping the wound inflicted by the Reflum weapon. It wasn’t that he was poisoned, as with the

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