The Sleeping Bird

William isn't choosing to retreat in this situation. That's unnatural.

Since the Rainbow Celestial Orb I had was fake and Gordon was lured outside the castle, holding the Imperial Capital will be extremely difficult.

Continuing to fight in the middle level of the Imperial Capital like this offers little chance of victory.

In that case, it would be wiser to retreat and regroup.

The generals in the Imperial Capital can't be Gordon's only supporters. If they join forces, they will form a respectable force.

For the United Kingdom, the Kingdom, and the Principality, it would be ideal if Gordon's rebellion succeeded. However, even if it failed, Gordon could still do the bare minimum as long as he survived.

If the Empire were divided in two, the three countries could support Gordon and move their armies into the Empire through his sphere of influence.

That alone would have immeasurable military value.

William can't be unaware of that. He is clinging to the Imperial Capital because, if Gordon dies, his current plan would be unusable.

And yet, William isn't retreating...