(Inside Castle Renvall, Valter flies in. Tirado, who was sitting on the throne, vacates his seat for Valter.) * Tirado: What a pleasant surprise. It's Master Valter. * Valter: What's the situation, Tirado? You have captured Ephraim, haven't you? * Tirado: No. Prince Ephraim still fights in the lands north of Renvall. * Valter: And why is that? What has happened to all those mercenaries you hired? * Tirado: They've proven to be less than adequate. Ephraim's clever. His band strikes quickly and then vanishes into the woods. We more than double his numbers, and yet he uses the terrain wisely to fight us.He has no army--just a small force of knights loyal to Renais. Prince Ephraim's reputation as a superb strategist would seem to be well earned. * Valter: Hmm... How inter