Caesar"s gaze made Charlie feel as though he was a rabbit currently being dissected, his entire body trembled as he looked toward the ground in shame.The rest of the fox-kin elites that surrounded them didn"t know how to feel about this scene, although they were loyal to Charlie and his father, the things they had overheard from that troll leader made them suspect Charlie for treason.
Caesar leisurely walked towards Charlie until he was only a few inches away from him, his tall height made it look as if Caesar was talking to a mere child. He lifted his slender hand and lightly tapped Charlie on the face.
"Calm down, brat, I"m not going to kill you" Caesar spoke apathetically, without a hint of emotion.
Charlie looked up at Ceasar with shock, he had thought this monster in sheep"s clothing would have already pierced his head as he did with that troll.
"You"re not the one he was talking about, right? I would at least like to think your motive wasn"t so petty" Caesar asked curiously, but he already knew the answer.
"I-I look at Ahri as if she was my elder sister, I would never want to s-s-sleep with her…" Charlie said while flushing red, his innocence was on full display for everyone present.
"So why did you betray the clan then?" Caesar asked loudly so that all of the fox-kin around them could hear.
Charlie gripped both of his hands tightly until his knuckles became white, "none of you understand how many trolls there really are, there is simply no way we can win… s-so that troll prince made me a deal, as long as I help them, me and my family will be allowed to leave safely" Charlie got louder with every word spoken until he was practically shouting by the end.
The fox-kin elites that were around them, shook their heads with disappointment, anger, and sadness. Many of their friends and family were killed in battle, all the while this child was relaying information to the trolls… he who they had once respected for being the son of Faust.
"So you willingly sacrificed your entire clan for the ones you loved most?" Caesar held his forehead while laughing wildly.
His strange and loud laughter echoed out in the serene forest for a few seconds before it abruptly stopped, he looked at Charlie with a shrewd smile and once again patted him on the cheeks.
"Don"t worry boy, although your actions were extremely sc.u.mmy, they will pose useful to the clan in the long run" Caesar said while patting Charlie on the shoulder and walking toward the troll bodies.
"What do you mean by that Mr.strategist?" One of the fox-kin elites couldn"t help but ask loudly.
The others nodded their heads in agreement and looked at Caesar with confusion, they were all confused as to how a traitor would pose to be useful to their clan.
Caesar didn"t answer them and crouched down next to a troll body, "Charlie, I want you to tell the trolls that the Kobold clan had helped your 30 elites and easily exterminated the group of trolls" he calmly explained while picking up the dead troll with his right hand
"Y-you want me to continue spying for them?" Charlie asked in astonishment.
"You are, of course, not their main spy, how could they trust a meager child such as yourself to be their main source of information, however, if you feed them false information, we can perhaps, confuse them… This is your last chance to redeem yourself Charlie" Caesar spoke casually and slowly manipulated an enemy chess piece to his side.
"What will I get for doing this?" Charlie asked after a few seconds of contemplation.
"Naturally you will gain your life, and victory," Caesar said while dragging the troll body to the kobold clan gates.
"I"ll do it only if you promise me that my father and mother will live" Charlie spoke with determination reflected in his eyes.
"You are in no position to be making demands, alas, I have taken a liking toward your father and mother, so I will promise you, I suppose"
Charlie fell to the ground with large droplets of tears streaming down his face… "t-thank you… I know I am a coward, b-but, I don"t want my father and mother who put so many expectations on me to feel disappointed" Charlie said while choking on his tears.
"good wombs hathe born bad sons," Caesar whispered quietly so that no one had heard him and gestured for everyone to follow him.
"Where are we going Mr.Strategist?" one of the fox-kin men asked while catching up to Caesar who was currently dragging a troll by the hair.
"Please refer to me as "Sir" or "General" from now, and we are naturally heading towards the kobold clan" Caesar answered curtly.
"Why are we going to the kobold clan?" The fox-kin t.i.tled his head and asked.
"Sigh, you don"t need to ask so many questions, just follow my orders" Caesar spoke in exasperation.
"Yes, General!" The fox-kin man replied respectfully and gave Caesar some s.p.a.ce.
The group of 32 soon made it to the decently sized kobold gates, the tall furry creatures atop the gates immediately alarmed the others once they caught sight of Caesar and the rest.
*CREEAK*
The huge wooden doors opened up and a relatively large group of kobolds presented themselves, they had roughly 200 male kobolds and 8 or so females that were in the very front.
An older kobold, presumably the clan head, walked forward and slammed his wooden staff on the ground.
"We have already prepared the tribute that the trolls had asked for, please just take it and leave" the old man spoke sorrowfully and the eight or so young girls shivered in fear.
*plop*
Caesar hurled the dead troll next to the old kobolds feet and smiled widely, "I"m not here for your women, I"m more interested in making a deal" he spoke loudly so that everyone could hear.
The old kobold looked at the body in front of him and his eyes opened wide in surprise, "t-this is a troll body… what have you done?" he asked fearfully.
"We, of course, killed all of the trolls that came here to take your women, we are in dire need for allies to fight in the war with us… I figured you would be a great a.s.set" Caesar calmly explained.
"Do you know what you have done? The trolls will retaliate and kill you!" the old kobold spoke loudly while spitting out his saliva with every word.
"The trolls happened to die only a few dozen meters away from your stronghold, their first target would naturally be your clan… I don"t think you have much of a choice in the matter" Caesar said coldly.
"Y-you b.a.s.t.a.r.d, is this a threat?" the kobold chief asked angrily.
"No, I had just thought your kobold clan was tired of being stripped from your pride, your lovers, and most of all, your homes… how do you think the women feel, being sacrificed for you and the others? Don"t you want to fight back, take back your honor, your wives, your dignity, everything?" Caesar asked, his voice was like a devils whisper.
All of the men and women present gripped their fists tightly, even the kobold chief couldn"t help but daydream of the day they had finally retaliated against the trolls.
"Follow us to our stronghold, we will form a coalition with many other smaller clans and slowly gain the strength to defeat the trolls, together we will destroy your biggest enemy" Caesar spoke up once again.
The old kobold was extremely hesitant, after a few seconds he finally raised his eyes and examined Caesar closely.
"How can we trust you?" he asked quietly.
"We just killed the trolls ourselves, we are in the same boat, and besides, the enemy of my enemy is my ally"
The old kobold swept his gaze around his ragged stronghold and the hopeful expressions of the young girls entered into his sight one last time before, finally, he nodded his head in consent...
"Very well, however, you can not order us to do anything that we don"t want to do, this is an alliance, we won"t pledge allegiance to you" the old kobold spoke up after a few seconds of hesitation.
"Excellent, your decision will make the kobold clan prosper in the future… I also suggest moving your rations and people to the fox-kin stronghold as quickly as possible" Caesar abruptly suggested and turned around.
"These 30 will lead you there, I"m going to leave first" Caesar explained toward the old kobold and almost instantaneously disappeared from everyone"s sight.
He hastily moved through the forest and made his way back to the fox-kin stronghold, he had fought three times in one day and was naturally exhausted… His mana reserves were practically nil. His expression on the other hand, however, showed no signs of exhaustion, in fact, if someone looked closely, they would be able to see his wrath.
"These trolls first mistake was angering me, now I will stop at nothing to completely destroy everything they hold dear" Ceasar whispered coldly.