Well, if Luna Evil and Sir Mordred agree and are afraid to do anything, you know without a doubt it's a very bad idea. I don't think these people are part of Beechwood or the king; they must be the equivalent of a mafia group in this medieval fantasy.
As for our chances in the coming battle, the disadvantage is too much. Let's see what we have. There are the people from Luna's settlement (whose name I can't remember), there are the free swords (mercenaries), and a few of Luna's soldiers, some of whom I lost to protect the subjects. We may possibly receive help from the Helios and the princess at the last minute. And I promised to marry Beechwood's son, so it's an additional addition. The only chance of survival would be to use the walls, but they'll destroy everything. But I don't see any other way to survive unless Luna uses her magic like in the past.
Yes, I also think that the Gellions and the Princess will come to the rescue after all. The game can be played in different ways, but I currently have just over 200+ people, including the peasants trained by Luna`s personal bitch Amabel and those mercenaries who settled in the castle earlier.
For those desperate guys (and gals) who were not deterred by the developer’s direct warning that choosing Sir Modred`s knights is a bad choice… for them, the total troop composition will be just over 300 men. Which also doesn’t solve anything.
For the doubly desperate ones who did not heed the warning of Raven and decided to make Luna a
voluntary slave (I suppose this choice is more intended for those who play the submissive route), the troop composition will grow to 400 men (without knights) or to 500+ (with knights), respectively. Which is also not enough against a 2,000-strong horde…
For those players who decide to accept the Count’s offer…well, it’s not clear yet how many people this miser is ready to provide us with. But I think that if the dev has indeed relied on help from the Count, then for those who rejected it, there will be an equivalent replacement in the form of the Gellions and the Princess’s warriors.
One can hide behind the walls for some time, firing at the attackers and throwing pots of burning pitch on their heads. And I don’t think that the steppe horde possesses siege weapons like ballistae or catapults, let alone battering rams.
Of course, it’s worth remembering that the walls of our Castle are not in the best condition and most likely won’t be fully repaired by the time the horde reaches us. But if it’s just ordinary steppe cavalry plus archers, and the walls are without holes or anything like that, then the chances of holding out increase slightly.
Yes, our second self inside Luna will probably be able to help, but judging by what we see, Raven is still very far from her true divine power
(besides, I’m not at all sure yet whether she is aware of herself or not), so it is likely that Luna will again need human sacrifices, like those she has already made in the name of Raven after the previous battle ended...So I’m even curious what the dev will come up with, because the situation is indeed quite difficult.
