Arslan Senki Book 5: Chapter 1 (1)

It was a rather refreshing morning. The summer sunlight fell on the ground like a shattered crystal, and a cool breeze was in the air. When the sun rises high enough in the sky, the dry heat will become unpleasant, but one can always avoid it by taking refuge in the shade. In the Kingdom of Pars, each of the four seasons had its own beautiful scenery and colors. But right now, the whole country stank of blood.

The blame for this did not lie with nature, but with foolish humans. The two-legged creatures who sang of peace, yet continued to fight, had covered the lands of Pars with blood in what should have been the beautiful early summer.

At the end of May in the year 321 of the Parsian calendar, troops of the Kingdom of Turan, north of the continental highway, rolled up gusts of sand and dust in a furious wave of people and horses rushing south. They broke through the borders of Pars and Sindhura, trying to take the wealthy countries of the continental highway into their own greedy hands.

The king of Sindhura was the young Rajendra, who had just formally declared his accession. Since last year, Rajendra and his half-brother, Gadhevi, had been fighting for the throne. Finally, with the help of Arslan, the crown prince of the neighboring Kingdom of Pars, Rajendra defeated his half-brother and took the throne. However, there were still many rebellious forces in Sindhura, and although the new king was sworn in, he had not yet had time to hold a formal coronation ceremony, and had to instead concentrate on reunifying the country. While he was busy, the "Rulers of the Grasslands