346 346. A Blind Man's Story

"Calm down, your grace. Hear my proposal first. Do you really think a barbarian could ever be recognised as a Duke? The King and the Church will never agree. But we need the Borzol faction to believe it. Fralan Borzol and Zelfim Borzol rule like kings, and their greed will be their downfall." Sylvester clarified and got the parchment back. 

The Duchess didn't sit and demanded further explanation. "Tell me in detail." 

"As I said, we have a huge battle coming soon. But, I'd rather have Barbarian blood spilt than the blood of believers of Solis. To do that, we must create certain situations where the mountain tribes become destabilised and infighting starts. Then, when the time comes, we need them to fight each other and create a situation where the undead attack simultaneously. We ought to use the Barbarian leaders to fight against Emperor Lich, but at the same time, we shall kill and weaken the Barbarians.