42. The War's Reason

"You're right, maybe if we knew your reasons and what they wanted, we wouldn't have to go to war," Bill replied so casually.

Jody immediately threw his darts and said, "Don't tell me that you're afraid to make a war strategy for us this time. Can't you actually make a strategy until you want to make peace?"

Bill shook his head. It seemed like he had to be more restrained in order not to be provoked by anger when he was with Jody Gardner.

"General, war is the last resort when both parties can't work together to make peace or perhaps the conflict has become too severe that the most appropriate way is by."

Jody took offence to Bill's words but before he could protest, Bill had already said again, "If the conflict underlying a war is not too strong, the best way is to negotiate to make an agreement between the two sides. Then, if there is no good agreement or the two kingdoms prefer to go to war then we go to war."

"Damn it. You think I don't know about that?" Jody retorted completely