Chapter 787 — Little Patty of Gulan
Blade of Dawn · Page 4 of 4
Selena Guelfern floated quietly among the bishops, then suddenly tilted her head slightly and muttered in a rather odd tone: "Muster our forces..."
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"So we mustered our forces, and once the order was written, everyone came," Gao Yang said, sitting beside Patty's wheelchair, a gentle smile on his face as he slowly told the story from his memory. "Those days were not like now. We never had enough grain. Every time the army mustered, no matter how the lords emptied their coffers, there was usually only enough to feed the troops for a month or two, so many knights—even squires and apprentices—brought their own rations. The war against the aberrations offered no profit at all. Everyone gave of themselves willingly."
Patty's eyes went wide. "Like the 'Glorious March' Father used to tell me about?"
"That's right, the term 'Glorious March' comes from those days. It meant people went to war not to plunder for gain, but to fight for the glory in their hearts. Only later did the corrupt and degenerate nobles ruin the concept, turning it into a phrase used to dress up plunder."
Patty thought it over, then nodded. "...I think I understand."
Gao Yang gazed quietly at the girl in the wheelchair and said slowly, "Do you? ...Good."