"Do it cleanly."
"As you command."
Marinus lowered his head again, but after a moment he remembered something and raised his drooping brows and eyes.
"There's one more thing, Your Majesty."
"Speak."
"Commander Heigmer is on his way back to Roland City. However... his entourage has grown much larger than when he departed."
Theoden's brow furrowed slightly, a kind of frustration akin to discovering a mouse in the house, yet unable to simply throw it out.
"What has he done this time?"
"The Lion Heart Knight Order stopped several merchant caravans belonging to local nobles along the way under the name of 'wartime requisition,' acquiring a large amount of food and supplies."
