"Enough!" the burly old Schmid roared lowly, "Isn't it disgraceful enough?"
Angered, the one-eyed old blacksmith huffed and puffed, yet said no more.
"My apologies, Colonel," old Schmid slightly bowed, "We are not blaming you."
Colonel Berny waved his hand, indicating it was alright. After a few sips of his drink in silence, he changed the subject: "Last year's winter training was delayed, I'm thinking of making it up before spring."
Upon hearing this, Winters perked up his ears - during his time at the military academy, he had heard that Montan people would organize military training during the idle winter farming season, and their strict disciplined approach to warfare was the forerunner of today's Alliance infantry tactics.
However, this memory mainly came from the boasts of his classmates from the Monta Federation, and historical accounts on this topic were just briefly mentioned in the textbooks, without going into detail.
