And execute the useless and worthless traitor In the mean time.if they don't want to go to war, maybe get the other side to start, very well MC
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Of course it is a setup. Hazen deliberately pushed the idiot far enough for him to outright betray the empire. That way Hazen gets the war he wanted and has all the justifications and them some to execute the idiot when he catches him. He probably had the enemy commander's temper or knowing he's there as punishment (A renowned mage on a bare-bones garrison duty?) into consideration.Between the diary, witnesses, and his poor standing, I'm betting the MC already broke the Lieutenant. Smells like a setup.