The night passed without incident.
The next morning, Raylo threw himself into the territory's backlogged administrative affairs.
Inside the study, the long oak table was piled high with all sorts of documents and reports.
From ore production and grain taxes, to trade with neighboring territories, to pensions for fallen soldiers and the recruitment of new ones, every single item required his personal review and approval.
Ed stood to the side, concisely reporting on the territory's defensive situation.
On the other side, the Scribe, Evan, waited nearby, ready to report on the administrative matters that had piled up.
"Alex and Bolin led the Knights to sweep through most of the Demon nests on the fringes of the Jade Swamp. They've already collected over three thousand Demon corpses and, as you instructed, have gathered them on the designated highland."
"In this operation to exterminate the Demon nests, twenty-three Knights and fifty-six Knight's Attendants were killed in action."
