What is war?
Is it the mutual slaughter of opposing armies?
Yes, but not only that.
The biggest impact of war is not the grisly battlefield, but the countless families.
There were those North Ice Pirates who, along the rivers, penetrated inland.
The advantage of pirates is their extreme mobility.
Some villagers spotted their longships, but it was already too late—in an era where communication relied solely on shouting, those who found the pirates couldn't possibly inform all the villagers.
Thus, a group of about twenty pirates swiftly disembarked.
With axes in hand and shields on their backs, they flexed their wrists and strode towards the farmland, then raised their axes and, without hesitation, chopped down at some dazed farmers.
The time for summer harvest had come.
They were reaping wheat, while the pirates were reaping their lives.
In an instant, fear and terror swiftly snatched their souls.
All the farmers let out cries of terror and turned to run.
