Winter has officially arrived, and with it, the usual nonsense from the capital. I keep hearing these ridiculous whispers about some "Sorcerer King" and his supposed power to turn the tide of war. Hmph! Absolute fairy tales. If he shows his face, my elite troops will show him exactly what a volley of arrows can do to a man, no matter how much "magic" he thinks he possesses. Real strength is forged in steel and discipline, not in reading dusty old scrolls.