Several hours of agitated discussions, reading and waving around the latest notes on movement of our troops, and moving wooden pieces over a paper map of the continent, I had to admit the truth.
"We… don't have the resources."
We just hadn't!
The bulk of our armies was busy guarding the ever-growing borders of the Bee Empire and the fields of the Naregan Kingdom. A lot of people were strengthening my rule in the Eastern Expanse Reach and preparing to meet the Vardish Empire.
A lot of other soldiers were assisting our humanitarian effort in the four suffering kingdoms—they were guarding my Agents, ambassadors and their food.
And of course, there was an army sent to threaten the Judji Republic…
But Warriors wouldn't be able to find someone as stealthy as the metal eaters. I needed Commando Bees, who could stalk them out, and they were always busy somewhere, usually outside the Empire.
At the moment, a lot were scoping out Hatha and Judji countries for a potential future war.
