Between the tents, the gradually rising bonfires will light up the night, bringing some warmth in the winter forest, and the Astor army stationed around Trasil, the sprout of the World Tree, is in a tense state of preparation at the moment, and the light snow that has been falling since dusk is piled up on the tents, and at the same time it falls into the vigorous flames. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The orange light illuminated the side face of Princess Eliefils, a girl under the age of sixteen who was now carrying the weight of a nation on her shoulders, her back looking small and weak in the light of the fire, but Shiloh knew that the girl would eventually take up the fluttering star flag and lead the crumbling nation of Astel through the darkness and find hope.

Shiloh didn't speak, he quietly walked up to Princess Elyfils and sat down on a nearby rock.

Princess Elyfils was naturally aware of Shiloh's presence, but she didn't say anything, but used the branch in her hand to gently pluck the firewood burning in the campfire, splashing a little spark, and the embers quickly cooled in the cold winter wind, turning into ashes and falling to the ground.

Sneaking a glance at Her Royal Highness the Princess's expression, Shiloh found that the blonde girl was looking at his side, and he didn't react for a while, so he was so stunned.

"Mr. Shiloh."

Princess Eliefils spoke, her blue eyes rippling in the light of the fire, calling out Shiloh's name, and Her Royal Highness lowered the branch in her hand.

"I don't know if Mr. William and they left the forest safely......"

"Well, the escort team should be back before the battle starts tonight, don't worry, Your Highness Alifeels."

Shiloh replied, he turned his head slightly to look in the direction of the rising silver moon, which was the direction where the El siblings and the Lark Mercenary Regiment had left, and Verahir had sent a team of five to follow them, who should have left the forest by now and returned to the realm of Charandel.

They were accompanied back to Chalandel by a handwritten letter from Princess Eliefiers, which listed several terms of cooperation between the two countries for discussion by the Chalandel Council, and if nothing else, Astor would receive an answer within two weeks.

"Mr. Shiloh, aren't you going to rest?"

Princess Ellifils nodded, then asked in a flat tone.

The war will begin at midnight, and Princess Elyfils will sit in the base camp with Verahir, and Shiloh will follow the two, after all, it is better to play Shiloh's role than to go to the battlefield to fight, and to stay in a place where the overall situation can be coordinated.

"The big war is coming, and I'm a little worried."

Shiloh smiled, he had been through countless wars in his previous life, and he had spent many eves like this, each one accompanied by excitement and nervousness, but if he failed this time, it might not be as simple as running and starting over like in the game.

"Well, I can't feel at ease either."

Princess Eliefils nodded, she sighed softly, then looked up slightly, looking into the distance, it was to the south, where Wendland's army was located.

Above the forest shrouded in darkness, the silver moon Eustia hung high, and the southern forest was silent, only the low chirping of owls and the howls of unknown beasts echoed, however, in the silence, lurked Wendland's army of tens of thousands of people, which was much more powerful than Aster, and in this duel, Asterle was at an absolute disadvantage.

"Mr. Shiloh's plan is good, but Wendland's offensive is still a lingering concern, and I don't know if we will succeed in repelling them."

I recalled the scene at the Trestan Fortress, when Princess Elivels was nominally the acting commander, but in fact, the war at that time was almost one-sided, and the two sides could no longer form a confrontation, and Astor was just blindly defending against Wendland's advance, which was not a battle at all.

"The plan is complete enough, and the rest is up to us to see who the goddess favors."

Shiloh shrugged his shoulders and said, the human factor has almost been taken into account, and the rest of the changes are only a small probability of unexpected events, if there is really an accident that makes the tactics unable to work normally, it can only mean that Astel is indeed exhausted.

"Mr. Shiloh, you have the kind of pastor you say."

Princess Eliefils burst out laughing, and Shiloh looked at the girl's smile, and her originally tense nerves relaxed, revealing a soothing expression.

"I'm still a priest after all, so it's not strange to pray for the goddess's favor."

Shiloh unconsciously grasped the pendant hanging around his neck, the cold touch sobered him up a little, and he retracted his smile and stared at the silver moon Eustia in the sky.

"Anything can happen on the battlefield, and even if you fall into a dead end, there is a chance to turn it around, and I once read this in a book about strategy, and I think this sentence is quite true."

"What does Mr. Shiloh mean?"

Princess Elyfils heard Shiloh's voice and asked, tilting her head sideways, her blonde hair glowing dreamily in the moonlight.

"Well, Your Highness Alysfers, even if Astor is at an absolute disadvantage right now, as long as we don't give up hope, I believe that one day, we will be able to repel Wendland's aggression and let the Starlight Banner fly on every inch of Aster's territory again."

Shiloh said, he saw the confusion of Her Royal Highness the Princess, even if the Misty Forest could win the battle, the entire battle could not be reversed immediately, the agreement with Charandel did not know if it could be established, and the fate of Astor was actually still in turmoil, and no one could see the situation ahead.

"Thank you, Mr. Shiloh."

Hearing Shiloh encouraging herself, Princess Eliefils smiled, but soon frowned, as if she had something on her mind.

"But I don't know what to do...... to save the country. ”

"No one can save Aster."

Shiloh said, he saw that Princess Elyfils's face seemed to be immediately clouded, and his eyes were a little darker, but Shiloh did not remain silent, but continued.

"The only one who can save Astor is himself."

"Huh?"

Somewhat unsure of Shiloh's words, Princess Elyfils looked puzzled.

"Even if there is a hero who can turn the tide and save Astel from this war, he will not be able to protect the country forever, and after his death, the country will fall into the same catastrophe."

Thinking of what he had seen and heard in his previous life, Shiloh said slowly.

"If you want to save Aster, you have to change the country itself, and only then can you really save the country from the crisis of its demise."

"Change...... Is it? ”

Although Princess Elyfils was aware, she was a person in the system herself, and she could not think outside the limits of this thinking, so Shiloh's words made her unable to understand for a while, but they also planted a seed in her heart.

That's the seed of change.