The battlefield outside was now truly over, whereas the battle upon the city walls had only just begun. While the outcome of the external fight could dictate the internal direction of affairs, it was not absolute; a few people were still holding on to illusions.
Our army was also actively cleaning up the battlefield. By clearing the battlefield, it actually meant picking out some good armor, weapons forged from precious metals, and collecting our own arrows. As for the corpses, we completely ignored them, leaving them lying three miles outside the Royal City. The purpose was very simple: to make a show of force.
My sweet and naive mother was no longer as excited as she had been at first. Seeing so many dead people lying across the battlefield, she felt somewhat uneasy. It seemed her son's side had won, but those who had died were also rather pitiable. Still unable to bear the sight, she asked why those people had to die.
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