"Your Majesty!" Under the vigilant gaze of the two sword-wielding warriors, Eleanor's eyes locked onto Emperor Otto from afar through the gap in her visor, "I beg you to allow me to speak!"
"I am listening." The emperor said majestically.
"Your Majesty, I am a knight of the Empire. You once declared that you would make this Empire great again, and therefore brought us to this battlefield!" Eleanor shouted excitedly, "That is why I fought bloody battles for this Empire, and my relatives and friends died in the battle not long ago!"
The soldiers and knights around her were silent. All eyes were on her. Eleanor showed no fear and continued to shout:
"But this war is endless, and there is no hope of victory in the short term! Can you please tell me when this cruel war that has taken the lives of my relatives and friends will end?"
"First of all," Emperor Otto said in a deep voice, "I express my deepest condolences for the sacrifice of your relatives and friends. Their contributions to the empire will not be forgotten."
"Secondly, this war is indeed extremely difficult and cruel. Many brave sons of the empire have shed their blood on this land. But as long as we unite as one and work together, we will surely win the final victory..."
"Your Majesty!" Eleanor interrupted him angrily, "I know you are waiting for the next demonic tide to come. But you have also seen that the demonic tide has not arrived yet, and the offensive of the Church is getting more and more fierce day by day!"
"If this continues, and the demonic tide takes another month to arrive, we will be completely wiped out before then! How can we make the empire great again?"
"Knight! You will inevitably die on the battlefield!" The emperor's tone became stern, "But this is no legitimate reason for you to be afraid of fighting! There are so many demigods in the empire, and more demigods are crossing the Alps and rushing to the battlefield in Italy!"
"What evidence do you have to conclude that the imperial army will be completely killed or wounded in the next month?"
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding knights and soldiers immediately became excited. More demigods are coming? Doesn't that mean there is hope for victory in this war
"Your Majesty!" Eleanor was completely unmoved, and continued in a sad voice, "I have followed you to this battlefield for several months. From Verona to here, I have personally participated in all the difficult battles along the way. The firepower of the Holy See is constantly escalating, and it is no longer something that normal soldiers can resist!"
"It is true that the demigods are the backbone of the battlefield, but they only protect His Majesty and the nobles. When have they ever had the energy to protect ordinary knights and soldiers?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the excited discussions around them suddenly quieted down, and a strange atmosphere spread among the soldiers and knights.
"Ridiculous!" The emperor roared angrily, "You can't tell the difference between the noble and the humble! Since you know that the power of a demigod is limited, how dare you ask him to protect you? As a soldier of the empire, you don't think about how to be loyal to the empire and the lord, but are cowardly and afraid of death, and blindly direct your resentment towards the demigod and the nobles. Which duchy are you from?!"