Book 2, Chapter 173

A Battle Of Fury

Richard could not tell how the war would end up. His control was limited to the battlefield, and yet external influences and confrontation were the greatest of variables. There were far too many elements to war, and a grade 2 blessing of wisdom was not powerful enough to give him that much control.

Whenever this came up, Richard normally thought back to what Sharon had told him when he was still in the Deepblue: “Most of the time, adaptability is more important than planning.”

The troops returned to their stations in order, the injured looking for the two fallen clerics for treatment. Caesar had only followed...