In the area without fire.

He could see people starting to fill that area.

Toonka was the one in the front.

Behind him were his subordinate warriors with the soldiers behind them.

The mercenary mages and Rosalyn were on top of the castle wall above the gate. He could also see the brown-robed individual.

The brown-robed Cale looked toward Toonka�s back. Toonka felt his gaze and stood in the only opening within the wall of fire and glared at Duke Huten and the enemies.

He recalled the conversation he had with Cale prior to the battle.

�Cale, thank you for helping us out, but the warriors and I will fight.�

Chief Harol agreed with Toonka.

�We just ask for your support. We will ask you to help if we are put in a dangerous situation, however, we want to try fighting with our own strength first.�

A fight against the Empire.

The Whipper Kingdom needed to show that they could hold their own for a while. That would raise the soldiers� morales and make the Empire not try to aim for the Whipper Kingdom ever again.

In addition, Harol was planning on using this war as a chance to kill the king or turn him into a complete puppet. They needed results in order to do that. That was why they decided to fight.

Of course, Toonka had a different reason for choosing to fight.

�That is the Whipper way.�

It was the Whipper Kingdom�s style to fight.

There was a reason that they were labeled as barbarians.

Cale had smiled at the two of them.

�I wasn�t planning on taking part in round 1 anyway.�

Toonka could feel the heat of the fire, but Duke Huten�s bloodshot eyes were still clearly visible. Cale�s voice tickled his ears.

�I will provide you a battlefield for you to run wild.�

�Toonka, think about a narrow and deep gorge.�

Cale wanted Toonka to think about the enemies coming into a narrow gorge that was filled with their allies.

An extremely deep but narrow gorge. It was narrow because both sides were blocked by high cliffs. JrNovels.com