Suikoden VI

Chapter Three: Part Five

Part Five

While the majority of the Liberation Army prepared to march upon Mlkwt Alsmwat, Daunte and his crew set off for Uaminifu. While ideally Daunte would've wanted to teleport to Uaminifu, Viki had revealed to him that she couldn't teleport him to a town he'd never visited.

"What about me?" Gunther had protested. "I've been to Uaminifu before! Can't you use me as the basis point for the teleportation?"

"How long ago was your last visit to Uaminifu?" Viki asked him.

Gunther had to think about it, which wasn't reassuring to Daunte. "If you can't remember the last time you were there, then unfortunately my Blinking Rune can't pinpoint the location. We'll have to physically be there in recent memory in order for my Rune to work."

"But what sense does that make?! I know I've been to Uaminifu before, and I know exactly where it is! Just because it wasn't most recently shouldn't matter! Why isn't the mere fact that I have been there enough to teleport us?!"

"I don't know," Viki answered unexpectedly.

Gunther gaped at her. "You don't know?! You're not an expert on your own Rune?!"

Viki shrugged, and said nothing more. So without further arguments they began gathering their 150 troops for the evacuation. Luckily they found enough volunteers who were willing to help them on this most dangerous mission.

"Lord Caesar laid out the plan for us," Gunther announced once everyone was mobilized. "There will be three squads with fifty soldiers. I will command one, Daunte will command the other, and Viki will command the third. Lord Caesar had strategized that Daunte and mine's unit station outside of Uaminifu and engage the Sheikh's forces when they arrive. Viki's unit will work to evacuate the citizens. With any luck the people of Uaminifu will cooperate enough that they can leave well before Sheikh Umed arrives, but in case they don't Viki will use her Blinking Rune to teleport the people out of there."

"A-Are you really sure that you want me to lead an entire unit?" Viki asked uneasily. Caesar had found a pair of nose plugs for her so her voice was a bit nasally at the moment. "I-I mean I trust in the power of my Blinking Rune, but do you really think I can teleport over eighty-thousand people?"

"You won't have to do all of them at once," Daunte reassured her. "Like Gunther said, with any luck the citizens will heed our warning and will evacuate. Besides, Caesar said that you teleported ships full of people in the past. One city should be just fine for you."

Viki nodded slowly. "All right..."

"So now that we have our units and soldiers, we must choose our lieutenants for our units," Gunther said, looking up. "Have you chosen yours, Daunte?"

Daunte nodded. "Roen and Felicity."

"Good. I've chosen Priscilla and Desiree—"

Felicity scoffed, but Gunther shrugged. "Hey, Lord Bearyl has commanded most everyone to march upon the capital! Otherwise Allise would be on my squad! Besides, Desiree is very quick on her feet and Priscilla said she's good with a sword! I'm sure they'll both be very helpful to me!"

"What about you, Viki?" Daunte asked her. "Which two people will you choose?"

"I-I don't know anyone in the Liberation Army," Viki admitted softly. "Lord Daunte, would you mind assigning two people to me?"

"Sure," Daunte said, standing up. "Since you're in charge of the group evacuating Uaminifu, you should have people who are capable of assisting you in getting people out." He thought about it for a long moment. "Let's see...if Shou's still hanging around, maybe we could—"