The sound of horseshoes, clattering against the road of the Southern Jewel was muted in the din of the city. There were people in a rush everywhere. It was clear that the Grand Kingdom was preparing for an offensive war. Lothar had long been confused and concerned when he first got his letter, but when he arrived at his family's holding at Attolia it soon became clear. The King has called upon his nobles to muster men and join his campaign and House Wolff were no exception. In fact, they had to somehow maintain the appearance of being related to the Royal Family and could not cheap out on raising an army. They had to save face despite the Duchy of Attolia being one of the poorer Duchies in the Kingdom. It was a near insult to "gift" the Wolff family the Duchy as its fields were rough and not suitable for farming. Most of Attolia's economy is from fishing and whatever trade passes by on the way to the Capital. But fish was only so valuable... yet the Wolff Family had ruled over the land for generations, maintaining the prestige of the family name and the image of the Royal Family.

Thus, as his father was too old to be charging into war, Lothar found himself in the company of 5 of his family's Knights, 20 Mounted Men at Arms, and 300 Infantry. However... the infantry was... substandard in training. Almost half the infantry were slaves who were promised their freedom for joining the campaign. The rest were poor fishermen, sailors and peasants trying their luck on the field of battle. After all, the spoils of war were substantial and if there was an opportunity for people to rise in status... it would be during war. But, many of the slaves and peasants would never return home as Lothar knew that they would likely be sent first by the Grand Marshal to soak up most of the danger.

Then depending on how House Wolff's family's levies were received, Lothar also brought some gold with him to hire additional mercenaries to boost their numbers and maybe get the levies some training. But he did not have much money with him. It was a back up in case others saw the Duchy of Attolia's army as lacking. Regardless, Lothar knew that the Grand Marshal would have final say and overall command, which is why he made his way to meet with the Marshal so that he could report in and represent the Wolff Family in this war. He just hoped that the war would end as quickly as possible as he approached the Marshal's camp.