Augustus and Julius's army had marched for the first time in weeks, and unexpectedly, that brief unintended break had somehow raised the troops' morale tenfold.
These were the same soldiers who finally had time to take a break and talk to their fellow companions.
No drills, no armor, no training, no commands.
Just full freedom until Julius and Augustus could figure out how to escape.
And that freedom led to a stronger army, something that Julius had planned the moment they got stuck.
While he didn't know exactly that this was the result, he had always intended for Raven's curse to backfire drastically.
And backfire drastically it did.
Julius and Augustus' army was like a coming thunderstorm, with each city, town, fortress they arrived in surrendering in only a few hours.
