Three days later, on the main road north of Riverwood that could lead to the original snowy city, only a few miles away from Riverwood Town, two embarrassed figures were staggering forward, and even kept spilling their obstructive baggage and some valuables, those ancient Nord gold coins, utensils, gems and other things everywhere.

Although those things are always valuable, in order to be able to run faster and for the sake of their own lives, the two of them can't manage so much at this time......

‘！！ ’

'Quick! Come on! Zagunburg! But don't be surrounded by them! ’

'Hurry up!' ’

'Whew! Call! ’

‘……’

'Whew! ’

'Me! I want to run faster, but I'm wearing plate armor and you're wearing leather armor, so can I run as fast as you? ’

'And, Larov, can't you wait for me first?' ’

A man who had been left behind a few dozen meters shouted angrily at a general in front of him who was a fast-running archer and stormcloak.

'So what do you want me to do?' ’

'Do you want to run slowly with you, and then wait to be caught by the Empire, and then drag to Kawaki Town to cut off my head in front of my sister?!' ’

A certain Storm Cloak General, who didn't slow down at all, turned around and teased loudly at a partner and subordinate who was panting for breath and probably fell to the ground in the next second, and then couldn't run away at all.

'Zagunburg! ’

'You're a dragonborn, you're destined to save the world, the wheel of fortune is turning against you, maybe you should stop and prove your identity with a dragon's roar?' ’

'I don't think the Imperial cavalry will let you go?' ’

As he spoke, Larov, who felt that it was not a good idea to continue along the main road to the north, turned sharply, burrowed into the woods, and began to run northwest towards the Ravenwood Mountains.

'Dragonborn? ’

'Damn it! Forget it! ’

As you can see, Alduin's head has been stuck in the walls of Snowman City for almost a month, and the fellows of the Imperial Army are definitely not going to let my head go just because I'm a dragonborn! ’

'Hey! ’

'Wait, wait for me!' ’

'Larov! Please, we're a lifelong friend, and as friends, can't you help me carry my weapon?! ’

Seeing the other party turning, he knew that he would definitely not be able to outrun those cavalry along the road, so he didn't think about it, so he followed up directly, and plunged directly into the mountains and forests, planning to follow the other party to climb the mountain, although that would make him, a dragonborn wearing heavy armor, consume more physical strength?

But now he can't do that much, especially if he doesn't want to die!

In fact, if it weren't for the Imperial Army's chases too quickly, he would have stopped and taken off all his armor.

'Sorry! ’

'Is there a reason why generals need to go to soldiers to carry weapons?' ’

'Zagunburg! I advise you to throw away your weapons quickly, and then you may be able to keep up with me......

Call! Call!

Although he was wearing leather armor and a light chain breastplate, he had been chased by those enemies of the empire for so long, and after fighting wits and courage for so long, Larov was also a little close to the limit, so his breathing couldn't help but become short.

Now he regrets it a little, really......

The two of them should have seen the situation in Snow City and returned to Wind Rudder City directly, so that they would not have been discovered and hunted down by the Imperial Army, right? But unfortunately, at that time, they didn't know what crazy their brains were, and they actually returned to Hemu Town, and then before they could say a few words to their sister, the Empire's vanguard entered the town, and then, it was the current situation.

'No! ’

'Never! ’

'Without the heavy sword, how can I cut down those Imperial Army's iron horsemen?!' ’

To be honest, fortunately, the Imperial troops who found them were all heavy cavalry and infantry, otherwise, I am afraid that it would not have taken so long, and the two of them would have been caught up and surrounded or hacked to death, right?

In the face of those who are like wolves and tigers and are likely to have reinforcements at any time, even Zagunburg, who is a dragonborn and has learned the 'Unrelieved Power' dragon roar, has little chance of winning! In fact, no one wants to be up to a team of well-armed and well-coordinated soldiers, especially if they're legionnaires under that old fellow of Turus?

'You'd better forget it! ’

'Even if you have a heavy sword, I advise you not to fight the cavalry on our horse, for you will surely die a terrible death!' ’

The battle-hardened Larov knew better than anyone what the consequences would be when an infantry confronted a running heavy cavalry, especially if there was more than one enemy. Of course, if it's the guy in Zagunburg who can roar and might scream at the enemy and fall off his horse?

That didn't help, though, because the number of enemies was enough to make them give up any idea of turning back and fighting them.

'Maybe we should have listened to your sister and hid in the sawmill and didn't come out?' ’

Zagunburg had some regrets about running out, and some complained that Gordo was so ruthless that he didn't help them a few times.

'Come on! ’

'We've been arrested, and believe me, the chances of escaping are a little better!' ’

In any case, the situation at that time was definitely not able to hide, and the enemy's vanguard army was in the town, so Larov did not complain about his sister, because he knew that even if his sister Gordo and the others jumped out to help, it was estimated that they would be hacked to death with a knife or caught at the entrance of the vegetable market in Hemu Town to be beheaded together?

So, now they don't have much point to think about those things except to continue to run here.

‘！！ ’

'Huh?! ’

Suddenly, Zagunburg saw that Larov, who had just run to the hill and was about to take a shortcut to hide in the mountains, suddenly stopped, and stood motionless on the hill, just gasping for breath, as if waiting for him?

'Whew! ''Whew!'' ’

'Great! ’

'Whew! ’

'Larov! I—I just thought you guys really weren't waiting for me! ’

'Whew! ''Whew!'' ''Whew!'' ’

Seeing that the Larov above had finally found out and stopped at the top of the hill, Zagunburg, who had fallen dozens of paces, was overjoyed, and reluctantly raised his last strength, dragging his heavy steps, and chased desperately up the hillside towards the top.

Seriously, next time......

If there was a next time, he would never be stupid and still wear plate armor under his leather jacket when he was adventuring outside, it would be really torturous...... I usually don't think so, but along the way, even if there is a soft and sweat-absorbing lining inside, I am afraid that the skin on his inner thighs is also a little bruised, otherwise, he will not feel hot pain right now.

After all, even though they are all rough men, the skin on the inner thighs is still very tender.

'Sorry......'

'Brother, to be honest, I don't really want to wait for you at all, really......'

Swallowing his saliva and looking at a certain Zagunburg that was 'swooping' up the hill, it took a long time for Larov to open his mouth and correct it with a smile that was a little uglier than crying.

‘！！ ’

'Alright! I can see that what you say is really true, and I am really happy to have such a friend as you......

Zhagunburg, who had just reached the top of the hill and had not had time to catch his breath, was frightened by the Imperial cavalry and infantry who were silently watching them on the path about a hundred meters ahead. He doesn't need to count them to know that there are at least dozens of people on the other side, and it is definitely not something they can deal with now!

Unless......

The other party came up one by one to fight them, maybe in that case, the two of them still have a little chance to survive?

Boom!

'Man! ’

'Do you want to surrender?' ’

Then, turning his head to the faint sounds of movement and shouting behind him, he thought about it, and finally in despair, he pulled out the ancient Nord greatsword that he was carrying from the ancient tomb of the Deserted Waterfall, which was said to be worth hundreds of septins, and asked Larov softly.

'No! I don't want to at all! ’

"I know, if we get caught again, they will definitely send us to the guillotine in the shortest possible time!" And this time, there really isn't Alduin or some other giant dragon to make trouble......

Swish!

There was no way, seeing that the front road was blocked, the back road was also outflanked, and now he was a doorless in the sky and no way to the ground, so he had to grit his teeth, and after reloading his bow and arrows, he turned to the ancient Nord long sword that copied out of his waist, ready to fight those enemies to the end?

Because, as long as the Nord who dies with a sword in his hand, he will enter Songard and enjoy the never-ending feast in Valhalla there!

And that will be his endless glory!

Therefore, he would not have surrendered in such a situation, and then be humiliated by the enemy on a random accusation and die under the axe of some filthy executioner! Of course, the most important thing is that he doesn't want his sister to do some irrational behavior because of his arrest and beheading?

'What about you?' ’

After drawing his sword, Larov asked rhetorically.

'I don't want to!' ’

'Excellent! Then hurry up and prepare for the battle and fight them to the end! ’

'Hmmm! Let's fight them, and if we fight until dark, maybe there's a chance? ’

'Dark? Zagunburg, can we really hold out that long? ’

‘……’

I think we can only hold on for a few breaths at most? ’

‘……’

'Hey! You don't want to say something? ’

‘……’

'Alright! Then let us die a dull death......

'Humph! I'll use the dragon's roar to see if I can grab a horse and run away. ’

'I'm afraid not!' ’

'Why?' ’

'Because you're too heavy, two people won't be able to shake them off when they ride one!' ’

'Oh! Thanks, but I didn't think I'm going to take you ....... just now.'

'You have failed me, Zagunburg, my brother?' ’

'You too, my general......'

‘……’

While the two of them were joking and teasing each other in order to dispel the fear and uneasiness that had surged from the bottom of their hearts before the battle to the death, a general in beautiful plate armor on the opposite side slowly took a few steps forward, and then pressed the hilt of his sword to Larov and said:

'Larov, it's you......'

It's a shame that we didn't expect to meet again...... And again in such a way that we don't want each other? ’

'I'm sorry this happened again......

The one on the other side was the clerk Hadava, who had sketched the names of the two of them and guillotined them when he was in Helgen! The same countryman who grew up with Larov and knew each other well, but had to go on opposite sides because of the different objects he chose to be loyal to!

And now, these two fellow villagers and friends have to once again go into a confrontational situation, and have to try to kill each other?

'No! ’

'Hadawa, if our current status is transferred, I think I will be very pleased! ’

was caught by the other party twice, and in this situation, Larov is obviously very embarrassed! Therefore, he who loses but does not lose the battle, so he pretends to make fun of the other party and says.

'Larov ......'

'Surrender quickly!' You don't have a place to run now, maybe, if you cooperate, I'll try to get you a way out?" ’

After a moment of silence, Hadava began to persuade him to surrender.

After all, in the face of two trapped beasts, and still in the case that they didn't bring many archers, once the fight started, even if their side had an absolute advantage, but once there were accidental casualties, it was also something he didn't want to see! So, if he could, he hoped that the other party would lay down their arms and surrender and go back to Hemu Town with them to stand trial.

'Alive? ’

'Hah! ’

Hearing the other party's words, Larov laughed directly.

'Forget it! Hadawa! ’

'If you could call the shots, maybe I would really surrender and stay in prison until I die...... But I know, that old fellow from Tulius is in Riverwood now, and last time, do you remember? ’

'In Helgen, that captain of yours, the captain of the woman, was cut off by my own hands, and you think that old fellow will easily let me go?' ’

'That's right! ’

I must warn you: this guy next to me was also involved, and he stabbed that thug in the stomach with a single sword, and then I caught the opportunity to cut off his head! ’

'Look? ’

Her fine imperial sword was still pinned to his waist! ’

Knowing that he had no luck, Larov did not care that this might completely anger the enemy, but laughed loudly to himself, and said nothing about the great deeds he had done when Helgen had escaped.

Perhaps, he just didn't want himself or his teammates to be captured alive by the other party, and then cut off the two of them from life?

‘……’

Zagunburg didn't speak, but he turned his head to glare at his companion in dissatisfaction.

Because the other party would obviously attract a lot of hatred for him when he said that kind of thing, he didn't want to be surrounded by a large group of soldiers of the Imperial Army in anger, and then chop his sword into meat sauce to vent his anger!

But speaking of which, he didn't have a choice at that time, he was really wronged in Zagunburg...... At that time, he really didn't know much about the rebels in the Stormcloak, and he was just passing by...... It's a pity that the female captain just refused to accept his confession, so he had to choose to cooperate with Ralov and that Ufrik when he was running for his life, and struggled to cut down the stubborn woman to the ground, which can be regarded as a small breath of evil for himself?

'Really? ’

'Larov, since you've decided, then ......'

Hearing the other party say the kind of words that made him angry, thinking of his former colleague, and thinking of the heroic female captain adjutant who had made a lot of achievements in battle but died unexpectedly and tragically at the hands of the fugitives, Hadava couldn't help frowning and raised his hand fiercely.

'Take them down! ’

'Live or die!! ’

Tap! Tap!

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As soon as Hadawa's order was given, the two Imperial cavalrymen took the lead in wielding war hammers, which were very suitable for smashing people on their horses, and accelerated from a distance, and crossed the two sides of the standing Hadava, and rushed towards Zagunburg and Larov respectively!

At the same time, the soldiers of the Imperial Army also raised their spears or swords and shields, and followed with small briskly steps, and gathered towards the top of the hill in front of them.

‘！！ ’

'Zagunburg? ’

Seeing that exactly two cavalrymen were rushing towards him, Larov didn't know that this was a great opportunity? So, in his trepidation, he shouted excitedly at Zagunburg.

'Humph! ’

Roar!!!????????

Words of Power - Strength, 'Unrelieved Power' Activation!!

Knowing that the opportunity would not be lost, Zagunburg saw the two cavalrymen approaching, and patiently waited until the other party was only about ten paces away from them, and then suddenly released a dragon roar that he had been brewing for a long time at the other side!

‘！！ ’

‘？？ ’

Then, very smoothly, the two cavalrymen were really excited, and they fell off their horses directly at the moment when the war horse was frightened!

However......

'Chirp~! ’

'Chirp~! ’

To the surprise of Zagunburg and Larov, they saw at this time:

Those two damn Imperial military horses, after screaming and screaming twice because of serious surprise, turned around and ran away, and when they seized the opportunity to run forward and ran to the side of the fallen Imperial knight, the other party had already run away completely, and they couldn't catch up?!

'You ought to be quieter!' ’

'Shut up! ’

‘……’

Cha!

‘！！ ’

Burst!!

While complaining, Larov plunged his sword into the throat of the dizzy Imperial knight, and then directly pulled out the tip of the sword that was completely stained red, and then looked at Fort Zagun, who had cut off the head of another knight with a heavy sword, due to excessive force.

Apparently, some of their calculations were accidentally mistaken, and they succeeded in getting the Imperial knights down, but at the same time they also lost the opportunity to catch the horses......

‘！！ ’

'Quick! Come on! ’

'This way! Golden opportunity! ’

'Wait for me!!' ’

However, it doesn't seem like they're completely out of the box right now?

Because they saw that when the two horses turned and fled, they directly knocked over the two Imperial soldiers on the other side, and caused chaos in the encirclement on that side, so after easily eliminating the two enemies, it was enough for them to run over there!

And this time, even Zagunburg directly threw away his Nord greatsword from the Wastefall Ancient Tomb, and instead pulled out the exquisite longsword of the imperial female captain who could attract hatred.

Because he knew that carrying a giant sword was definitely not as fast as a one-handed long sword! Moreover, he was quite sure that this time, that Larov would definitely not stop and wait for him again, and neither would he himself!

'Bastard! ’

'Stop them!' ’

We didn't know what was happening, but Hadava, who was still on our horse and trying to control the horse, roared angrily at the soldiers on the other side.

‘！！ ’

'Kill!! ’

'Drink~!! ’

Qiang!!

Clang!!!

‘？？ ’

'Ugh! ’

Burst!!

‘！！ ’

'Damn! Don't let them run, chase after them!! ’

After discovering that the other party did not know what move was used, resulting in the tragic death of two elite Imperial knights, and that his own war horse did not seem to be willing to listen to the command, Hadava jumped off his horse in a fit of rage, and led his soldiers to chase after the two fugitives and traitors who had knocked over and cut down a sword and shield soldier in the distance.

He definitely wouldn't let those two guys run away, and he was also very sure that under the pursuit of nearly two hundred people in their legion, it would be absolutely impossible for the other party to escape!

……

Sure enough!

After ten minutes.....

'They're just ahead!' ’

'Quick! ’

'Go around and stop them!' ’

'The others keep chasing!! ’

'Over there!' ’

‘……’

Once again, the Imperial soldiers caught up with one or two of the panicked fugitives and surrounded them with the advantage of the cavalry.

'Whew! Call! ’

'No, Larov, I'm going to die of exhaustion if I don't wait for them to kill me, I really can't run! ’

For Zagunburg, who was running wildly in plate armor, he had really reached his limit now, so, maybe he accepted his fate, or maybe he really didn't want to run anymore, so he stopped and turned to face the soldiers of the Imperial Army who were also panting from a distance.

'Whew! ''Whew!'' ’

'I can't run anymore......

'Stop, even if you die, you have to fight a few more?' ’

Actually, Larov could have continued to run for a while, but when he saw the few lightly armed knights in front of him who had already rounded their way, he stopped in amusement.

'Good! ’

'Whew! ''Whew!'' ’

Finally, having been chased on two hills, knowing that the enemy would not be able to outrun the enemy with outnumbers and seemingly light cavalry, he had to stop on a high ground on both sides of the Ralov and Zagunburg.

'Give! ’

'I'll help you with the cold arrows and the archers!' ’

Then, after handing his sword to Zagunburg and allowing him to dual-wield, he took the bow and arrow from his back and prepared for a final fight.

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Sou~! Sou~!

In the distance, the enemy archers had stopped and fired several arrows at them, two of which were headed for Zagunburg! But unfortunately, with his dual sword wielding, he shot them out in two clicks.

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Sou~!

'Ugh! ’

Condescendingly, Dominating the terrain and an elite archer himself, Larov of course refused to let the enemy shoot, and as soon as he fired an arrow, he let the long arrow accurately go into the neck socket of an imperial archer in the distance, causing the opponent to scream and fly a bright red color, and rolled directly down the mountain.

‘！！ ’

'Kill!! ’

After seeing that Larov had shot down an enemy, and had forced the shooters to hide behind tree trunks and not dare to shoot at him with impunity, Zagunburg roared and rushed directly at the Imperial sword, shield, and pikemen who surrounded him below!

Boom!

Clang!!

Burst!

'Ahh ’

'Kill!! ’

Cha!

'Wow!! ’

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Sou~!

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Sou~! Sou~!

Although it was just two people fighting with a group of Imperial soldiers, the battle was fierce, with the arrows flying up and down, the panic-making sound of breaking the air and the clashing of weapons, and of course, the sound of weapons slashing into the human body and the screams of some people.

However, the battle did not last long......

'Hmmm! ’

Snort!

When a Zagunburg with all his strength slashed to death two Imperial soldiers and wounded the Hurryers, he was nailed to a tree by the enemy with a spear stuck in his shoulder!

‘……’

And a certain marksman, not to mention!

It was impossible to fight against a hundred, so when Zargunburg was pinned to a tree by one of the Imperial pikemen, Larov was also hit by an arrow in the shoulder and chest, and then had to languish to the ground, unable to stand up and draw his bow or draw the dagger from his waist to fight hard......

‘……’

Soon, the commander of the Imperial soldiers, Hadava, who was in charge of chasing the fugitives, stepped forward with a grim face, and after looking at the dead and wounded soldiers, he viciously turned on Larov and a fellow named Zagunburg, who had been subdued and escorted to him by the soldiers.

In order to capture these two men, they sent nearly two hundred soldiers, and also paid a heavy price for the deaths of two knights, an archer, three legionary infantry, and more than a dozen wounded?

'You ......'

'Pull it out!' Slashed! Bring the head back to Kawaki Town to show the public!! ’

Such heavy casualties, under the old and new hatred, were enough for Hadava to give the order to behead the two on the spot!

Therefore, those disgruntled imperial soldiers dragged the two who were struggling and covered in blood like wolves to a big tree, and then directly tied the two to the top together, as if they were going to use the trunk as a guillotine and directly behead the two?

'Ahem......

'They're rude......

'Alright, Larov, you've only been hit by two arrows, I've been shot, they don't have to cut me, I'll bleed later......

'Ahem......

'I've been hit three times, and there's one more arrow in my knee......

'Ahh I saw ......'

‘……’

Soon, the soldiers of the Imperial Army tied up their ropes, and then Zagunburg and Larov sighed and closed their mouths and eyes in unison, not intending to continue their useless struggle.

'Ready for execution!!' ’

When an Imperial soldier approached the trunk with a great axe, the other captain shouted.

‘……’

'Phew......'

Zagunburg slowly closed his eyes, and Larov spat hard at the soldier with bloody spit.

'Humph! ’

'Damned traitor! Go to hell!! ’

The spitted soldier didn't say much, but viciously raised the battle axe in his hand, ready to chop off the heads of the two captives one by one.

'Execution!!' ’

When the officer saw that the soldier was ready, he rebuked again.

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Sou~!

Rumble!!

Suddenly, when the two of them were about to be cut off their heads, and when they saw that the battle axe that was shining with a penetrating cold light was about to swing sideways, in the distance, a burst of fire appeared, and then a fireball flew towards this side and exploded, directly knocking over the few Imperial soldiers who were about to be executed......

‘！！ ’

'Enemy Attack~!! ’

A terrible shout rang out.

When the soldiers who had been blown over found that they didn't seem to have much of a problem and hurriedly got up and rushed towards the meeting place, they soon saw that a little girl appeared from a distant high road, and then behind the other party there were monsters burning with flames and some terrible weapon in their hands that were also burned red?

And if you look closely, it's not hard to see that it seems to be a molten freak with flames?!

"Hey!"

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"Larov and Zagunburg, are you all right?"

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"Wow!"

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"Why are you so useless, being beaten so badly by others?!"

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Anne saw it, those two guys, it seemed that they didn't need to be cut by others, and they were all dying...... It's really pitiful, maybe they should show up later, in that case, maybe they don't have to worry about saving each other for anything?

（…… ）

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‘！！ ’

'Monster! ’

'Quick! Formation! Formation!! ’

The Imperial soldiers were still arrayed under the shouts of a junior officer, and soon formed a neat phalanx in a fairly flat place, watching the little girl who was approaching and the terrifying, hellish demon-like monster behind them.

'You! ’

'You're the rumored demon god who slaughtered Snow City and summoned monsters?!' ’

Hadava was shocked, and then he didn't care about the thoughts of the dozens of imperial soldiers around him, and was directly frightened and took two steps back and asked in a trembling voice.

Obviously, he had also heard about the situation in Xuemancheng, and had always felt that even if that kind of thing was true, it would not be too outrageous, but who would have thought that the truth was even more terrifying than he imagined?

Looking at the monsters behind the other party, and seeing the fire demons walking on the road, they would ignite the flowers and plants or scorch the branches and leaves, and he could already imagine what a terrible situation it would be when they went to fight each other.

"You're the Demon God!"

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"The ......"

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"By the way, what are we going to do here in Hemu Town?!"

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Anne, who was about to say something, but suddenly forgot the word, turned around and asked the fire elemental, to the Virgina Greymane Patriarch.

‘……’

'My lord, we are here to get Tulius to withdraw from Kawaki before sunrise tomorrow and withdraw outside the territory of Snowman, otherwise, we will attack them!!' ’

Patriarch Virgina Greymane hesitated for a moment, but finally reported honestly.

"Ahh That's right! That's it!! ”

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"People don't want to fight you now, why don't you go back and report it quickly?!"

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Looking at the soldiers who had formed a formation, but still showed frightened faces and worried eyes, Anne was not at all polite, like a fox and a tiger, and pointed at a certain guy who was an officer, that is, the Hadava she had seen once, and reprimanded.

（…… ）

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‘……’

‘……’

‘！！ ’

'Let's go!!' ’

After being silent for a while, looking at those terrible evil demons, and then looking at the two captives who had been trapped on the trunk by their own soldiers, although they were very unwilling, but Hadawa, who knew that the situation was stronger than people, after taking a few breaths of air, he still had to wave his hand, give the order to retreat, and slowly retreat with his own men and wounded.

As for those who died in battle, they can not take care of them for the time being......

Because, he must return to Riverwood Town as soon as possible, and then report to General Tulius! When the time comes, whether to fight or withdraw, or to defend, can only be handled by their Empire's highest military governor in Skyrim Province. In that kind of important matter, he Hadava is definitely not qualified to meddle.

It's just that he only knows that Skyrim Province is afraid that something really big is going to happen, and it is likely to be even more serious than the rebellion of the Storm Cloak......

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