She was not sure of why exactly she had been called forward here. It would have made more sense for her to be less engaged or involved with the affairs of the Rune Knights, especially given how volatile and unstable things were presently set between the Rune Knights and the Holy Knights that Augusta was loyal towards. It perhaps was in her favor that the Rune Knights, not just those who were stationed within Orchidia, which based upon her own experiences made her believe and come to know that they were far from the most competent or capable of the Rune Knights that she may have encountered in the past, but also those Rune Knights throughout nearly all of Fiore, were blissfully unaware of just who she was. That worked all the better for Augusta, as the less that was known about her, the more she would be able to move freely throughout the nation, and while there would be some questions as to her, reason enough to be worried about her, and likewise reason enough for her to be worried and concerned on her own for her own safety, it was a mutually benefcitial relationship in which she was able to capitalize on and not have to deal with anything beyond just occcassional encounters and interactions that would not have any direct risk put upon Augusta, and that was ideal. The less that she might have had to deal with, the less there stood a chance for her to be discovered, especially by the Rune Knights, it was all the more advantageous, and something that would enable for her to continue to understand more of the areas of Fiore, to better acquire information and prepare herself for when it would eventually come time for her to proceed with her legions moving through and conquering all of Fiore. And of what she was seeing so far of Orchidia, it was something that looked more and more like it would be an easy place to start with, something that up to this point, she had little reason to think that there would much of a challenge in conquering and razing this place to the ground. That would have to wait though, as for as much as she would have wanted to go ahead and just begin her crusade, wiping out each city possibly, from Crocus to Hargeon to Era to Magnolia, it would have to wait, as the amount of time to acquire enough information as well as to assemble her forces, ensure that there were no obstacles, and things of that nature, were far too many for her to possibly prepare for in the immediate future. It would take months, for probably each of those factors to come to light and make such an ambitious goal at all possible. Worse yet, would be how limited Augusta would be in assembling her forces. She had been given legions of troops before, but to assemble them within Fiore’s rank, would be challenging.
500/4000