@[darkblade2814](/user/show/243317) Honestly, I really doubt it. The demons seem to work by being a subversion of eastern chivalry, but the beasts are a re-emphasizing of traditional western values. They may lead to similar things, but they seem to be different factions because they at their cores stand for very different things- the demons from what we can tell have nothing of the mythology we have seen in knightly duties. And they aren't the only ones present- the abyss and the arboreal are mentioned in the chapter prior to this I believe. I don't believe any of them really get along- and probably see each other as enemies and competitors for human souls. Something like the chaos gods of warhammer.

@[Anon](/user/show/10049352) makes sense, maybe the demons would go against the West if they found they killed/forced colin to fake his death, they are going to zero in in them once ther are done with the Esat, if they win, of course

@[darkblade2814](/user/show/243317) I wouldn't even say might- if they find out the real reason for the order putting out the fake death was because there was a real threat from the west they are going to jump all over that and push for an defensive attack- if they wind up taking over theyll want to defend their territory. William is enraged right now at the king- if he realizes the order tricked him to go after the wrong target he's going to go after the right one in anger tenfold. That probably won't stop him from gunning the order down- Daniel likely overworked him based on the conversation in chapter 2 in knightly duties, and it's clear the man has issues thanks to his death and reincarnation. It's entirely possible him hyperfocusing on the east will leave him blindsided when the demons strike. But for now, they'll likely focus on the order- unless Collin meets up with them and tells them what's going on I can't see them doing anything else. And even if he does they'll probably keep converting people because they'd think humans wouldn't be enough to stave off the beasts or they'd get converted. It'd be a horrible fate of either get turned into a demon, get invaded by beastfolk or die a human. Not to mention, if the westerners were able to literally infiltrate the royal palace and nearly make off with the heir, it's likely the border regions are filled with western sympathizers. There's possibly going to be a western invasion, a border region Civil War between eastern loyalists and western sympathizers, mass transformation events and ambushes, and the eastern demon outbreaks/insurgency. This isn't even considering humans panicking, witch hunts and general political chaos. Honestly if I was in this universe I'd be taking a ship very far away from either of these regions. Realistically this would be terrifying to live through. The order is screwed regardless. They already have low manpower thanks to the disaster fifty years ago- things are probably going to go south really fast.

@Anon that would be terrifying, I think Colin may at least try to talk William into focusing on the West first, as they are a treat to both of them, as they are brothers, he is also on the kill list, and that may give Colin the time to find a way to help his family

@[Hypnothrill](/user/show/37386) We'll see :sweat_smile: Thanks for the feedback, i wanted to focus a bit more on characterization this chapter so i'm glad that came through!

@[Norismo](/user/show/2849185) I agree! Really enjoying this one so far.

@[Nocturne13](/user/show/263497) No pressure then :rofl: A slow burn and not cruel, the norismo special. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

@[tanners92](/user/show/963694) Right now I'm not planning on Peter coming in till Monday! But I've got big plans for these two for Sunday.

@[Norismo](/user/show/2849185) Dang sorry about using a blocked tag! But it makes me happy to hear you're searching out this story. So glad you like it!