People said this is anticlimatic, but they never see this from old political perspective. Let me tell you what Almus gain from this act :
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[li]The evidence that Rigar declaring war to Almus is deadly set[/li]
[li]Surviving refugee can be secured without adding more unnecessarry victim from refugees[/li]
[li]By capturing Gilbert and let Rigar's army retreat, they can immediately report to Rigar. Thus Almus has bargain chip to make propaganda to others even to the king that Rigar's has declared an aggression with evidence : stationing army at the border, firing arrow directly to the landlord, Gilbert clearly said that he wants Almus' head with both armies as the witness[/li]
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Almus be like