Steel and Sorrow: Rise of the Mercenary king

Chapter 373: Calling the shot(2)

Chapter 373: Calling the shot(2)

As the room continued to evolve into a shouted match , it appeared that the High Captain of the Free Fleet finally had enough , making sure to point out his opinion by slamming his palm down onto the wooden table.

The sharp sound succeeded in making the other shut up, drawing all eyes to him.

"As Captain of the High Fleet," he began, his voice steady but firm, "it is only proper that I too present my views on the coming war and propose strategies for our defense. It is not my role to merely oversee these noble and respectful discussions that you are currently having but to contribute to them. So hear me out now, before I resort to throwing the unruly ones out"

 Blake glanced around, his gaze lingering briefly on each captain, ensuring their attention before continuing.

"Twenty years ago, when the Romelians last dared to challenge us, the High Captain who led this fleet—Lord Valrick Stormbound—was a man of courage and ferocity. He was no stranger to the flames of battle, and his name inspired terror from the Northern Shores to the Eastern princes. In the climactic battle of that war, Stormbound's ship took down two Romelian war galleys, ramming one to splinters and boarding the other in a storm of steel and blood. He fought to the last, refusing to yield even as defeat closed around him and our people scattered to regroup, until his soul was taken in the arms of the sea, as any true free man can aspire to end to."