Getting Snowed In (Army Report)

[fatima]

Treia was not a happy camper, but had to report her finding to Overlord Zenon. Her mission wasn't a total loss, as she had a decent unit of Moth Men and a couple of Holy Dragons. An air attack group was a good start to pumping up Overlord Zenon's army.

"Treia here, Overlord Zenon. I have a status report as well as some interesting information"

Her other two 'friends' were behind her. The Hell Dragon and the Zombie King both knelt along with Treia before her.

[Ryuzaki]

Zenon had anticipated her arrival. He stood in the chamber eying her achievement. This new batch of loyals would be an great addition to his legions of demons. Zenon knew that the more demons that he could control, the less resistance that he himself would have to deal with. At this point, there was surely no need for him to expend any of his precious energy. Upon thinking of his energy, his mind once again returned to his darling "daughter". Zenon was beginning to worry. He knew that she needed to be found as quickly as possible.

"Treia, I thanks you for your contribution to our army. I need you to now redouble your efforts in the search for the princess. Away from me, and do not return until you have some words as to her whereabouts." Zenon was gruff, but he was in no mood to dabble in semantics with her, now more than ever he needed drones who would simply do what they were told...

[fatima]

"I will have the Moth Men scour the land, but I also ran across a bit of interesting information. Does the Snow Clan mean anything to you, Overlord Zenon? I ran into a couple of people who were talking about taking you down in the open. The silver man near her was no problem, but there was a girl who said she was from the Snow Clan who was a very skilled fighter. She was a ninja who used very skilled ice moves. Building the army was the prime agenda, so I didn't waste too much resource trying to kill her. With her speed, I figured she would be able to outrun the more powerful vassals you gave me. I know your existence is supposed to be a closely guarded secret, Overlord Zenon. Which is why I desire your vast insight on what type of strategy I require."

Treia was no idiot she knew a possible threat if she saw one. Unlike most Beast Tamers, she had a precious military mind. She knew the capabilities of monsters like the back of her hand, as well as humans. A ninja could easily outrun a Zombie or a Dragon. If there was more of her, this could be problematic to her mission as well as Overlord Zenon.

[Ryuzaki]

Upon hearing this report, Zenon's face grew a little pale. He had wiped their clan out long ago! There had been no remnant missing from the village that day. His scouts had told him that there were no humans gone on that fateful day all those years ago. This was not good news. Their existence could spell Zenon's doom if he was not careful. There were some among them who knew a little too much...

But what to do about this new threat? It's not like he could leave the palace to delete any remaining simpletons. And finding the princess was of much larger concern at the moment.... What to do..?

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As Zenon pondered the possibilities, he finally seemed to come to a conclusion. While it may not have been the best plan, Zenon was not the quickest on his feet. "Split the search parties. We'll have to send have of the troops out to search for any remaining members of the snow clan. I destroyed them for a reason... and their existence is a threat to everything!"

[fatima]

"At once, Overlord Zenon. I'll pick out the ones resistant to ice in order to track down the Snow Clan and focus my attentions on which of the more powerful ones are the same. Since speed is of the utmost importance, I'll look into Hell Hounds as well. If I find any more important threats, or take out one of them, I will return with a report."

Rising from her knelt position, she cracked her knuckles.

"It also disturbs me that people walking down a road speak so nonchalantly about rebelling against you. Perhaps staging attacks on certain areas with some of the troops would lure both the princess and your foes into the open. In the very least, it will give your troops some exercise. Of course, I know how touchy both topics are to reach the ears of the public."