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With a calm analysis, His Majesty says Dauphine will win thanks to the Lycans and that Prince Alec is behind it.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"This chapter introduces the military structure of Pharnas and welcomes the Captain returning to the 8th Lapi Squadron, a 12-man unit at the foot of Mount Norman. Tasked with protecting His Majesty, the Captain orders Duke Wheaton to be watched and jokes with his soldiers about their Phomnos past. Then news arrives that Dauphine and Antevavilla have clashed in battle on the Fel Plain. With a calm analysis, His Majesty says Dauphine will win thanks to the Lycans and that Prince Alec is behind it.","key_events":["Small 12-soldier 8th Lapi Squadron unit at Mount Norman base is introduced during Captain visit","His Majesty predicts Dauphine win due to first strike and Lycan night raids on supply lines","Captain orders sharpest scouts to watch Duke Wheaton after loss of goodwill incident","Revealed His Majesty lived over two years in Phomnos and knew Captain's mother","Military structure of Pharnas explained with Central Command and no northern HQ due to Mount Norman","News arrives that Dauphine and Antevavilla main forces clashed on Fel Plain"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"THERE ARE FOUR MILITARY HEADQUARTERS IN PHARNAS.\nTHE CENTRAL COMMAND, LOCATED BESIDE THE CAPITAL, IS THE MOST IMPORTANT.\nPharnas\nTHE OTHERS ARE IN THE EAST, WEST, AND SOUTH.\nTO THE NORTH LIE THE TWIN PEAKS OF MOUNT NORMAN, MAKING IT UNNECESSARY TO MAINTAIN A WATCH IN THAT DIRECTION.\n\nNATURALLY, NO HEADQUARTERS WAS ESTABLISHED THERE.\nHOWEVER, BENEATH THAT MOUNTAIN,\nTHERE EXISTS A SQUADRON SO SMALL IT'S ALMOST EMBARRASSING TO EVEN REFER TO IT AS SUCH.\n\nIT'S THE CAPTAIN!\nTHAT MOUNTAIN SERVES AS THE HOME...\n\n...FOR THE 12 SOLDIERS OF THE 8TH LAPI SQUADRON.\nEpisode 24\n\nYOU'RE BACK, CAPTAIN.\nNAPARI\nWHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE SQUADRON?\nALL PERSONNEL ACCOUNTED FOR, EXCEPT FOR THE TWO OUT ON ASSIGNMENT.\nGOOD. EVERYONE'S BEEN WORKING HARD ON RECON LATELY.\n\nARE YOU STAYING HERE TONIGHT?\nNO, I JUST STOPPED BY BRIEFLY. HER MAJESTY IS ALONE, SO I SHOULD RETURN TO CENTRAL COMMAND.\n\nWHEN WILL YOU RETURN TO RECON DUTY?\nEVER SINCE YOU WERE ASSIGNED TO GUARD HER MAJESTY, YOU HARDLY COME HERE ANYMORE.\nYOUR FEATHERS ARE A MESS, TOO.\nYOU'D BE MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE IF YOU SLEPT AWAY FROM THE COOLING STONES FOR ONCE.\nCAPTAIN! YOU'RE BACK!\nTHAT WON'T BE POSSIBLE FOR THE TIME BEING. YOU HEARD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH DUKE WHEATON, RIGHT?\nHE CAN'T POSSIBLY HARBOR ANY GOODWILL TOWARD HER MAJESTY.\n\nSEND OUR SHARPEST SCOUTS TO KEEP AN EYE ON HIM.\nYES, CAPTAIN.\nDO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY?\nIT'S JUST THAT YOU SEEM QUITE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.\nTO BE HONEST, THE ONLY TIME YOU AREN'T HALF-HEARTED ABOUT THINGS IS WHEN IT HAS TO DO WITH THE COMMANDER.\nNOT A PERSONAL ATTACK\n\nHER MAJESTY JUST HAPPENED TO LIVE IN PHOMNOS FOR A WHILE, SO I'M JUST A LITTLE MORE ATTENTIVE, THAT'S ALL.\nWHAT? PHOMNOS?!\nAND IT WASN'T FOR A TRIP OR FOR WORK?\nSHE LIVED THERE FOR OVER TWO YEARS, AND SHE WAS EVEN WELL ACQUAINTED WITH MY MOTHER.\nWOW... IT'S ALREADY UNCOMMON FOR A HUMAN TO LIVE IN THE NORTH,\n\nAND FOR HER TO HAVE BEEN IN YOUR OWN HOMETOWN, OF ALL PLACES...\nCOULD THIS BE...\n...FATE?\nWHAT? WHY ARE YOU BRINGING THAT UP WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A HUMAN?\nWHY NOT? YOU SAID BEFORE THAT YOUR DESTINY WOULD LIE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE NORTH.\nFINDING SOMEONE WITH THIS MUCH IN COMMON SEEMS PRETTY RARE.\n\nWORRY ABOUT YOUR OWN DESTINY RATHER THAN SOMEONE ELSE'S.\n\nWAIT UP, CAPTAIN!\nCAPTAIN! CAPTAIN!!!\nWAR WAS BROKEN OUT!\n\nTHE MAIN FORCES OF DAUPHINE AND ANTEVASILLA HAVE ENGAGED IN BATTLE ON THE FEL PLAINS!\nAH... SO IT'S BEGUN.\n\nI HAD A FEELING THINGS WOULD SLOWLY BE SET INTO MOTION.\n\nRUSHED TO REPORT NEWS OF THE WAR\nYOU'RE ALWAYS SO CALM, YOUR MAJESTY.\nI'LL STRIVE EVEN HARDER TO LEARN THAT KIND OF COMPOSURE.\nHEY, WHY ARE YOU MOCKING ME AGAIN?\nTHEY GATHERED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TROOPS, AND SINCE THEY CAN'T JUST KEEP WASTING RESOURCES FOREVER, I FIGURED IT WAS ABOUT TIME.\nBUT... HMM...\n\nYOU SAID DAUPHINE LAUNCHED THE FIRST ATTACK, RIGHT?\nYES.\nTHEN THEY'LL WIN.\nWHILE THEY'RE BUSY AT BATTLE, PERHAPS WE SHOULD START PREPARING OUR DEFENSES AS WELL...\n\nIS THERE A REASON YOU'RE SO SURE THEY'LL WIN?\nWELL, YES.\nIT'S ACTUALLY QUITE SIMPLE.\n...? WHY DID SHE STOP MID-EXPLANATION?\nDAUPHINE HAS FEWER TROOPS, THEIR WEAPONS AREN'T SUPERIOR, AND THEY LACK ANY GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGE.\n\nWHY ARE YOU CERTAIN THEY'LL WIN?\nLYCANS ARE FAST AND CAN SEE WELL IN THE DARK.\nTHAT'S WHY THEY'RE OFTEN USED IN SURPRISE ATTACKS.\nARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE LYCAN SLAVES THAT WERE SENT TO DAUPHINE BY THE EMPIRE?\n\nDON'T TELL ME THEY USED THEM TO CUT OFF ANTEVASILLA'S SUPPLY LINES.\nWELL...\nTHAT'S...\nATTACKING SUPPLY LINES IS A BASIC PRINCIPLE OF WARFARE.\n\nSTILL, THE FEL PLAINS ARE WIDE OPEN WITH NOWHERE TO HIDE.\nIF THEY TRIED TO BLOCK THE CANYON USED FOR SUPPLIES...\nANTEVASILLA HAD ALREADY SECURED THE HIGH GROUND, SO ANY ATTACKERS WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY TARGETS FOR ARROWS.\nBUT WHAT IF THEIR ENEMIES WERE LYCANS?\n\nIN WAR,\nTHE SIDE THAT ENDURES THE LONGEST USUALLY WINS.\nIT ALL MAKES SENSE...\n\nTHE EMPIRE SECRETLY SUPPORTING DAUPHINE,\nSENDING LYCANS INSTEAD OF HUMAN SOLDIERS TO WAR,\nAND EVEN THE TIMING OF STARTING THE STANDOFF AFTER THE HARVEST, THEN LAUNCHING THE OFFENSIVE BEFORE SPRING...\nSEE? IT'S SIMPLE.\n\nI THOUGHT I WAS A PRETTY GOOD STRATEGIST AND TACTICIAN, BUT...\nWHAT GOES ON IN HER HEAD?\nHOW LONG...\n...HAVE YOU KNOWN THIS?\nIT'S JUST A HUNCH I CAME TO AFTER THINKING THINGS OVER.\nYOU'RE BORING HOLES INTO ME WITH THAT STARE... SWEAT\nTHE REAL GENIUS WOULD BE THE ONE WHO DEVISED THE STRATEGY.\n\nTHE ONE BEHIND IT ALL...\n...IS DEFINITELY...\n\n...PRINCE ALEC.\nANYWAY, WE SHOULD PROBABLY PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE BORDER FOR A WHILE,\nTHOUGH IT'D BE NICE IF THOSE TWO COUNTRIES JUST KEPT FIGHTING EACH OTHER.\n\nBY THE WAY...\nWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS WHOLE TIME?\nOH, THIS?\nSEE, IF YOU FOLD THE BOTTOM LIKE THIS...\nTHEN GLUE THE PIECES TO THIS PART HERE...\n\nIT BECOMES A POP-UP PICTURE!\nHERE, THIS IS FOR YOU.\nIT'S A GIFT.","bubble_count":104,"pages_count":27,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"This chapter introduces the military structure of Pharnas and welcomes the Captain returning to the 8th Lapi Squadron, a 12-man unit at the foot of Mount Norman.","spoiler_summary":"This chapter introduces the military structure of Pharnas and welcomes the Captain returning to the 8th Lapi Squadron, a 12-man unit at the foot of Mount Norman. Tasked with protecting His Majesty, the Captain orders Duke Wheaton to be watched and jokes with his soldiers about their Phomnos past. Then news arrives that Dauphine and Antevavilla have clashed in battle on the Fel Plain. With a calm analysis, His Majesty says Dauphine will win thanks to the Lycans and that Prince Alec is behind it."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6/chapter-24-druaa2","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Dawn of Vengeance #24","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-16T23:09:08.996Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6"}}