Married to the Devil's Son novel Chapter 288

Chapter 288: 165

Heaven watched Zarin, who after he woke up buried himself in her books. He was very determined to help her. Ilyas sat quietly and also read one of her books, turning page after page. Sometimes he would raise his eyebrows. Heaven guessed it must be the times he either read something surprising or interesting.

Leaving them to read, she turned back to her map and tried to make a few sketches of what she thought would be a good plan. Gina said she knew little about war strategies, but she was good at finding loopholes and then they would correct them together. Zamiel was mostly quiet. Heaven knew that he wanted to give her the space to discover her own strength, but he was there in case she needed him.

After a while, Zarin came to take a look at the map. The archers seemed to still be a problem. The battlefield was a vast, empty area surrounded by hills. General Kian had planned for the archers to hide behind the hills and wait for the enemy's army to arrive and then shoot their arrows. It wasn't a bad idea, but the sight was bad and the distance too long. The enemy also had great armor and helmets and a larger army. So Heaven wanted all her men to become of good use.

Zarin studies the map and her sketches for a while. Heaven became curious about what he was thinking.

"I say we put the archers somewhere no one would expect. This is a common strategy for archers to hide here. If the enemy is smart, they will be prepared for this. We need to hide them somewhere unexpected, or maybe not hide them at all," he suggested.

The way he spoke reminded her of younger Zarin. The one that loved to study and was calmer and smarter than her. It seemed like the young Zarin was still in there somewhere.

"I agree," Heaven said.

"How many soldiers do you have?" He asked.

"Two thousand and the enemy has twice as large an army."

"The book says if weaker than the enemy, avoid them," Gina said.

"Yes, but the size of an army doesn't always equal their strength. My father alone can kill a thousand men. It is also about how you utilize your resources."

"Well then, maybe you should let Zamiel participate. He could strike them with lightning, open up the ground to swallow them or cause a hurricane that sends them back home. No one would know. It would look like a natural disaster," Zarin joked.

"A natural disaster that only kills the enemy is suspicious," Gina said.

"Who will be the suspect? The weather?" Zarin asked.

"We have to pretend we are humans only and they can't cause a natural disaster." Heaven looked over at Zamiel but he just smiled at her.

She noticed that his silver eyes seemed to gleam more than usual but she didn't think much of it and went back to work.

The rest of the day went by fast. Heaven went to see if her father found out anything else and then proceeded with her plan. She also went to see general Kian to ask details about their army.

Surprisingly, Zarin was very engaged and suggested different ideas. They sketched, discussed, changed and recreated but Heaven was still not satisfied. She wanted it to be really good but it was already late and everyone had to go home.