Imperial Calendar, October 4, 1444, morning.
This marked the third day since Horn and his companions had left.
The nine decree units led by Prince Kongdai arrived near the Gulag Monastery.
These nine decree units, nominally speaking, were not Kongdai's personal troops, but the Royal Guard of the Leia Kingdom.
Kongdai was merely the Captain of the Royal Guard under the Captain of the Guard of the Leia Kingdom, yet he still managed to command the nine decree units.
Firstly, the influence of the previous royal family was too far-reaching, with everyone having familial ties inside and out; the nobles couldn't allow the Lanfeng Dynasty to annihilate the Golden Sparrow, nor could they allow the Golden Sparrow to reclaim the throne.
Secondly, because many of these decree knights were hereditary loyalists to the Golden Sparrow, it was better to let them rally under Kongdai's banner than to have them defect to the Free City or Norn.
