Our force is besieging the main fortress. In a desperate attempt due to their depleting food reserve, soldiers from twenty fortresses exit and assemble in front of their main fortress. 

Two gallant middle aged men on horse are in the middle of the whole army. 

Their army is estimated at about 1,000 knights while at our sides, we have 4,000 knights and over 50,000 volunteer militias from the local villagers. 

The enemies are totally outnumbered but they are forced to come out from their safe walls due to depleting rations. Cass's war of attrition has led to this event.

"Riheet. I have set the stage for you."

The dark elf commander stares at Margrave Sigismund Jagiellon from his horse.

The large dark elf man, Zucca and Riheet's second in command, the dark elf swordman, Azal are beside him. Even the small teenager, Tamm is behind them. 

"Brother. I also want to avenge.." Riheet's sister, Lupine is hugging me on my horse. We purposely don't give her any horse so she won't participate in the battle. 

Riheet sternly tells her, "Lupine. We won't let any harm on you. You stay with his majesty." 

Being told like that by her own brother, the dark elf beauty hugs me even tighter to show her reluctance.

The enemies have commenced their charge.

"Charge!" Scott Aldiss shouted. 

Out of all my women, only Irijina and Gertrude charge with the men. The rest of women remain. The volunteer soldiers also remain. Usually I forbid the dark elves to fight but now the whole male population of dark elves fight. This a part of my promise to let them kill Margrave Sigismund Jagiellon. The king, Charlemagne Carolingian had been killed in a coup d'etat. Behl was killed. Moriham Obilic is embroiled in civil war and probably won't last longer. 

I can't deny their desire for revenge. 

The red army outnumber the enemies nearly two to one. Furthermore, the enemies struggled with lack of food. 

Within half an hour, the enemies are reduced to half of the original number.

"Block their escape route!"

"Block the portcullis!"

A separate detachment of the red army assembles in front of the opened portcullis. Two other detachments line up at left and right to block their escape route. 

The excited Lupine has been standing on my horse while holding my shoulders to observe the battlefield.

"Brother!" She cries out.

From afar, we could see Margrave's headless body falling to the ground. Same thing happens to Count Erakis's body. 

Riheet holds the decapitated head of Margrave Sigismund Jagiellon while Azal holds the head of Count Erakis.

"We avenge our families!" 

The dark elves shout.

***

A week later. 

The townspeople and merchants who fled have now returned to the south. Many of them are assembling in a very vast piazza in Halstatt city.

Margrave Zierro, Jonas Nenad and the self proclaimed king, Moriham Obilic are standing on the platform with their hands bound. Scarlet, Demia, Lupine and Riheet are standing with me on the same platform.

I gave my speech.

"Ladies and Gentlemen. As you already saw yesterday, hundreds of noble families had been executed for their crimes against the people. Today, we are executing the most powerful people in this land who are on top of the chain of atrocities. Princess Scarlet Carolingian shall execute the man who personally killed her father, the former king."

Scarlet pulls her long sword and walks to Zierro. She cut his head. Tears fall from her eyes.

I continue,

"As the masterminds of dark elves extermination, Behl Harviala and Sigismund Jagiellon are dead, we are going to execute the third mastermind of the dark elves extermination, Jovan Nenad."

Lupine Tirvac walks to the old man. At first she cut his left hand.

"Aaaaarggg!"

She subsequently cut his right hand.

"Argggg!"

She waits and observes his blood dripping like heavy rain into the platform. 

"Forgive me."

The man weakly utters but she stabs his neck.

"Now, Demia Harviala shall execute the self-proclaimed king Moriham Obilic who killed her father, Behl Harviala."

Demia, with tears flowing on her cheeks walks to him.

"Any last word?" She asks.

Moriham only grins.

"No. At least, I have finally attained the throne. Hahahaha!"

Demia decapitates him in one swing.

"Now the old regime is completely eliminated. I, the king of Hezri Kingdom, Hiro Hezri declare The kingdom of Castall is officially disbanded. From today onwards, the whole land shall be under Hezri Kingdom that stretches from Redcliffe, Hinterland, north Dioral until the whole Castall."

The people respond with happy shouts and applause. I look at Drmia and Scarlet. They seem gloomy.

When they calm down, I continue,

"The palace of Halstatt and the city around it shall be ruled by Margrave Riheet Tirvac on my behalf. They shall also bring the dark elves from the barbaric lands in the south of here to live here."

"Long live King Hiro Hezri!"

"Long live Hezri Kingdom!"

"Long live Margrave Riheet Tirvac!"

The thousands of people before us respond thunderously.

***

Redcliffe castle.

Isolde, Ivanna and Charlotte are discussing in Hiro's chamber about the letter they received from the far south. 

Isolde smiles.

"Good news?" Charlotte asks enthusiastically.

Isolde passes the letter to Ivanna.

Ivanna reads and her face blushes.

She kisses the letter.

"Hiro had successfully subjugated the whole Castall."

The three women stand, hug each other and leap repeatedly while shouting happily.

***

***

Capital of former Castall.

A middle aged man is drinking a tea with a teenage girl. Bith if them has golden coloured hair although the man's is greyish.

"Sylvia. You got what you wanted. To overthrow out Castall Kingdom."

Sylvia only sips her cup silently.

"What's your next step?"

Upon putting her cup, she speaks in stressed out face, 

"Hunting down the orcs and avenge what they did to me and my dead friends."

Noir is only speechless but then tells her,

"To me, the past is past. I just don't want anything bad to happen to you."

Sylvia glances at the passerbys. 

"I don't know how to do it. I never thought about this seriously before but after his recent success, I thought of asking Hiro's help. I don't to trouble him, though."

Noir holds her daughter's hands and persuades,

"His majesty is in love with you. Don't do anything rushed. At least, consult your majesty."

Sylvia nods.

***

On the veranda overseeing Thedas ocean.

Federico Vandimion looks at the ships moving on the sea with his left hand holding a letter. 

His son, Magnifico Vandimion has a wide grin on his face while standing just behind him.

He says, "This is huge news. We got ourselves a big catch!"

Giorgo Vandimion, another of Farnese's stepbrother hits the table delightfully.

"That man is something else!"

Another Farnese's stepbrother, Poliziano Vandimion meanwhile is sipping his tea. He looks happy though.

A man of the same age as Federico walks to him and takes the letter from Federico's hand. He reads it.

The man in equally luxurious attire as Federico's, Solange de Montbelliard smiles.

Solange de Montbelliard says,

"As you ask, I give this man my support. However, I have never met him in person. I really want to meet this new king."

"It won't be long." Federico replies.