"Wait! Izel, I'm getting confused! Explain clearly, don't use this 'Flower Battle Chess' metaphor, be specific!"
"...You said it first... cough!... Alright!"
Izel shook his head, reached out, took out a handful of cocoa beans, and threw them in front of the bonfire, counting them one by one. Each cocoa bean represented a legion, regardless of its military strength.
"Witness of Chief Divine! The current southern expedition forces of the Alliance consist of six royal legions totaling eight thousand soldiers, one four-thousand-strong Tonsured Guard, one thousand Eagle Jaguar warriors, two thousand Lake Kingdom Guards, plus forty thousand City-State Army soldiers, and additional logistical civilian workers conscripted from each state..."
