There was no way the king was ill. He was the type that considered his body to be the most precious thing on the continent.

Forget being ill, he was probably extremely healthy but just choosing not to take part in this speech.

Was it because of Harol and Toonka�s actions yesterday?

�That can�t be it.�

This king cared as much about his dignity as he did about his health.

Such a king got upset at how Toonka threatened him yesterday and didn�t show up today? There was no way that would happen.

�He�s probably just afraid of the Empire.�

Giving a speech here would be accepting a direct confrontation with the Empire and declaring war.

However, if he avoids giving a speech then there would be no official word from him, giving him an excuse to save himself from the Empire if the Empire won and charged into the Whipper Kingdom�s palace.

The king was giving himself a way out while remaining neutral, just as he had done for the war between the mages and the non-mage faction.

That was why Harol was extremely angry.

��Vice Captain, do you know how this comes off?�

The soldiers were in a state of chaos.

They were going to war.

They were going to war to protect their kingdom.

They were going to war to protect this land.

But the owner of the land claimed that he was ill and didn�t even come to see them off as they went and put their lives on the line for their homeland.

He wasn�t even cheering them on.

What did that mean?

How would that seem to the soldiers and the citizens?

Did he think that the soldiers were idiots?

Anybody would be able to tell that the king seemed to be scared.

No matter how strong a warrior was, their morale would be broken if their leader was scared.

Both the king and the Vice Captain here should know about this. JrNovels.com