Battle of the Slow Field

### Result

Defeat of the Lupus Forces and total dissolution of the Lupus Kingdom (267 A.M.), Death of Minerva Lupus, establishment of the Laurel Kingdom (267 A.M. - Present)

### Belligerants

Butterfly Queendom

Lupus Kingdom (267 A.M.)

### Commanders

Skywynne ButterflyMewnistry

Minerva Lupus

The Battle of the Slow Field was the first and last battle of the second half of the Butterfly-Lupus War. It was the battle that ended the Butterfly-Lupus War as well as the battle where the Lupus Kingdom (267 A.M.) was completely defeated and the Laurel Kingdom (267 A.M. - Present).

### Background

The Battle was preceded by the Lupus Campaign (261 A.M. - 266 A.M.). This was the event in which the Lupus Kingdom conquered the kingdoms and queendoms surrounding it. All queens would be killed and their Queendoms conquered and all Kings would be forced to surrender and join the Lupus Kingdom or have their kingdoms conquered. Firstly it conquered its direct neighbor the Laurel Kingdom, taking Prince Enias Laurel hostage and absorbing the kingdom. The Lupus Kingdom would also conquer the Silvan Queendom, killing Queen Semele Silvan and her daughters Polydora, Dyoscura, Tyndara. King Lupus's son, Canis Lupus would be made king of the Silvan Kingdom, now part of the Lupus Empire, marrying Alia Silvan for legitimacy. The Lupus Kingdom would also kill Queen Elsa Frost of the Frost Queendom, conquering that kingdom. The Lupus Kingdom would attempt to conquer the Butterfly Queendom but was defeated and ending the Lupus Campaign. 3,000 Butterfly Troops led by Queen Etheria and King-Consort Germain Fields marched to The Gorge to intercept the Lupus forces on their march to the Butterfly Queendom. The Butterfly Queendom also marched with 50 carts of dry grass and 8 dragonettes. The Gorge at the time was the only direct route to the Butterfly Queendom from the Lupus Kingdom. The Butterfly forces arrived first at The Gorge and strategically placed the dry grass around and hid in the Jaggy Mountains. As the Lupus forces passed through Queen Etheria ordered the dragonettes, which had no eaten in days to be release. The dragonettes lit the dry grass on fire, encircling the Lupus forces in fire without escape. This alone killed around 70% of the Lupus forces. The Butterfly Forces would descend from the mountains killing the rest of the Lupus forces. King Lupus and his 4 sons were executed by Etheria Butterfly, with King Lupus being last. His last words were disdaining Etheria and calling her a Moth. The only survivor would be Minerva Lupus the youngest daughter of King Lupus, who appeared to be maltreated. Etheria would march to the Lupus Kingdom were should who free the hostages and force the establishment of the Lupus-Laurel Kingdom and the marriage of Eneias Laurel and Minerva Lupus, who would serve as co-monarchs. The Lupus-Laurel Kingdom would only exist for around three months when Minerva Lupus and Lupus loyalists attacked the ceremony and killed many guests including Etheria Butterfly and took Eneias Laurel hostage again, she would then go to reestablish the Lupus Kingdom (267 A.M.). The body of Queen Etheria had been sent back to the Butterfly Queendom wrapped in a white sheet with a note that read "As long as a wolf is alive, the sheep while never be safe. Don't march North if you Don't want to share her fate, and peace between our kingdoms will be maintained." Skywynne Butterfly, who was now Queen of the Butterfly Queendom faced many people, including her Mewnistry and her sister Noturna Butterfly telling her to avenger her mother and declare war. However Etheria ordered Skywynne before she left for the wedding to not risk her life to defend hers. Skywynne refused to declare war and said "I can't as my first royal act disobey the last order of my mother." This made her receive heavy criticism.

### Battle

The Butterfly Mewnistry would disobey the Queen and march Butterfly Forces to the Lupus Kingdom. Skywynne would notice one day, weeks later that her Mewnistry was not present during their meeting and that knights and citizens start to diminish around the kingdom. She would use Dimensional Scissors to travel to a Butterfly camp that was on the outskirts of the Lupus Kingdom. While the Mewnisters were discussing tactics, Skywynne entered the tent. She yelled at her mewnisters reminding them about their loyalty and who commands them. They argued that they were avenging her mother. Skywynne said "killing Minerva won't bring her back." The saying "Tell me where is the honor in sacrificing ten thousand lives for one who is gone." Soon after saying that the Lupus bells began to ring. The Lupus gates opened and the army charged at the Butterfly forces. Skywynne immediately that it was too late to flee. The Mewnisters asked the Queen to return to the safety of the Queendom, however Skywynne positioned herself at the front of the Butterfly forces and preformed a spell she had barely any practice with, The Slow Motion Spell. The Lupus army was immediately slowed down and the Butterfly Army attacked. Skywynne had to repeat the spell several times during the battle. The Butterfly army was able to defeat the Lupus forces with some of their own even turning on them when the spell was undone. These "rebels" were actually remnants of the old Laurel Army. The Butterfly army would invade the Lupus Kingdom. Skywynne and her guards would find Minerva's body in her room dead. She was sitting in an armchair in front of a window with a view of the battlefield. There was an ophidian steel coin under her tongue and a knife in her forehead with a note attached that read "a wolf or a butterfly, Death gives gifts to all."

### Aftermath

Minerva's body was burned as well as Lupus iconography. Eneias Laurel was freed from the dungeons and established the Laurel Kingdom (267 A.M. - Present). He offered to marry Skywynne but she refused because she was already engaged. The King Eneias Laurel said that the realms would be at peace at last, returning the bones of Skywynne's father, Germain Fields, who was killed in the Lupus Massacre, as a sign of good faith.