After merging their armies, Jax and Jerome made their way together towards the capital.

Initially, those on horseback felt that riding while the barbarian soldiers of Jax army marched was torturous.

They believed it would drain the Barbarians stamina and energy even before a fight broke out.

However, they quickly realized how wrong they were when the barbarian soldiers and archers showed no signs of fatigue after an hour of travel.

It almost seemed as if they hadn’t been on the road for very long, this revelation made Jerome’s army realize that the barbarian soldiers were naturally adept at marching, so they decided to increase their pace in order reach the capital faster.

Since Alec’s soldiers were fast on foot, it wouldn’t be a major problem for them to wait and rest when needed.

However, another unexpected thing disrupted their understanding of marching.

Their mounts even grew tired before Jax’s soldiers, forcing them to stop and let their horses drink water and rest for a wh