The Human Saint is Bored, so I was Summoned to Another World

The Amaranthine Civil War (Part 3)

***Bay of Amarth, a sea feature in northern Chersea, to the southwest of Amaranth***

For several seasons, the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet was anchored in this part of the sea, gradually joined by their newly arrived comrades and waiting for the events in Amaranth to unfold, hopefully to their favor.

The legionnaires had been careful in making their presence known. They cleverly made disguises for their ships, so that the common fisherfolk nearby wouldn't detect them, and if those people did, the order was to capture them. To kill time, the legionnaires would try to hunt for alternatives to their food, or some of them would slip past their ships, and go to the nearest town or village to entertain themselves.

It's how the Imperials passed their time anchored off the beaches of Amaranth. That was, until a pigeon once again appeared in the sky, and landed on to one of the disguised ships.

An imperial soldier tasked to watch for this animal return quickly took the letter that was attached to one of its feet. After reading it, he dashed towards the cabin where the 'makeshift' headquarters of their general, former Amaranthine prince, Umberto Benicci, was located.

"Sir!" the soldier saluted him before handing over the paper that came from the pigeon, "Our agents at Amaranth finally sent this report. We're waiting for your orders."

The general read the contents of the letter.

"So, are we starting this war, Umberto?" the saint, Seirna, asked. She floated behind him, but never looked over the report.

"There's an assassination attempt against the human saint." Prince Umberto told her, "And the noble alliance is currently engaging the royalist forces as we speak."

"Oh, dear..." there was a smile that formed on Seirna's face, "So, it has begun, huh?"

"Yes, Your Holiness." the general then turned to an orderly, "Alright, muster the men. Remove the disguise from our ships and prepare to land. We're beginning the Amaranthine Civil War right now!"

Soon, the fisherfolk nearby saw huge imperial war galleys appearing on the horizon. They turned their boats back in haste to warn their families about the ships. However, Seirna made sure that the Amaranthines were unprepared for their arrival, and captured those fishing boats with relative ease.

And then, landing boats bearing several companies of Imperial legionnaires came ashore. Their cavalry and engineers soon followed the initial landing parties. No one could resist their invasion; it's either the towns and villages were already bought off or were overwhelmed by the sheer number of the legionaries.

The first Imperial action in the Amaranthine Civil War was relatively bloodless...

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**Kuro**

Alarmed by our recent discovery, Maddie had to plan our return to the Holy Palatial Gardens in haste. As she was right now, she's powerless to intervene. No matter how hard she tried to activate her powers, it's as if her magic was sealed.

"Huh? Her Holiness couldn't fully use her powers?" the Marquise of Monfort was surprised by the revelation.

"Well, she can't, for now," Lily answered.

"Damn...we're doomed."

"Not yet. I'm not giving up just yet, Lady Monfort." Maddie told her. She then turned to me to explain that, "Kuro, for Seirna to use her powers against me, there should be someone nearby that is conspiring with her."

"Someone nearby?" I pondered about it for a while, "Then if it's like that, then the Ban of Kistral is not the one at fault. I mean, we left him at the field of mediation; we don't even know if he's still alive."