"His own lacking competence," Karstly said without a degree of mercy. "He doesn't understand Tiberius to even the slightest degree. He's there, simply fighting shadows. At this rate, he's a detriment to all of our men. He'll see the battle lost for us before it can even properly start."
"I imagine they're starting to doubt themselves a little bit now," Tiberius said. "They certainly seem uncertain. Why is it, my dear enemies, do you find yourselves so stunned? Why is it, do you find your flesh eaten away, mighty beast of twenty thousand that you are, by a mere mosquito, a thousand men strong?"