Suikoden VI

Chapter Three: Part Eight

Part Eight

They had left to strike it out on their own. But despite leaving Bearyl Lutis to his fate, there was no denying the fact that the Liberation Army had no headquarters and no leader.

Daunte knew he wasn't in a position to do much about the latter, but he hoped he could help greatly with the former.

The remnants of the Liberation Army split up to avoid drawing attention, and Daunte was given several maps to pinpoint the location of where they were going. Admittedly Daunte didn't know the exact coordinates of the place, but he vaguely remembered seeing the location on maps previously, and he marked them accordingly. However, he felt uneasy as they began to make the trek west. He had no idea if the place was even still standing. It wouldn't have made sense for it to remain standing.

But we don't have many other options, do we?

Horses were scarce, so most everyone traveled on foot. Daunte was surprised when one of the volunteers from Uaminifu offered him his own horse. Daunte declined because he didn't see why he should get special treatment when so many others were not on horseback. He did ask the volunteer however if the man wouldn't mind giving Arin a ride if the boy got tired, and the man agreed. Arin however did not seem to tired, and walked with his head held high. It was very reassuring to Daunte.

As they left Bearyl Lutis behind, Daunte looked for Gunther. "I was thinking we should send out scouts to find Caesar and have them meet with us."

"Good idea," Gunther said. "Our strategist may rush out into battle with us but he has no combat training."

"I'll ask Oboro and Shou to see if they can find him."

Gunther grinned at him. "Good initiative, Daunte."

Daunte didn't really know what he meant by that, but he immediately sought the two detectives out for their assistance. Oboro was on the case and sent Shou out to find Caesar, much to the younger man's annoyance.

"I know nothing about this country. Where do I even start looking?"

"You'll figure it out," Oboro replied.

Shou scoffed. "What a pain." But he did what he was told and set out to find Caesar.

Two hours into travel, Allise caught up with the main group with Varnaz. Varnaz was very apologetic for running out on them, and Daunte assumed that the Lieutenant General would assume position as leader of the Liberation Army. So he was surprised when Varnaz announced, "Once we establish a new base of operations, we will have a formal vote to appoint our new leader."

"Sounds fair," Allise said.

Other than fighting some monsters on the plains and in forests, they ran into no difficulties. Two days later, Daunte saw the outline of a long stone wall on the horizon and his heart skipped a beat. There it is.

"Let's approach with caution," Varnaz warned. "We do not know if this place is currently inhabited. Either by foe or ally."

"The intelligence we gathered from the Holy Army did not list this place as part of their formal operations," Gunther said. "But I agree we should approach with caution."

Their group, which comprised of about thirty people, was the first to arrive. Daunte didn't see any of the other groups and he was briefly concerned. But he quickly shook it off. They'll make it. I know they will!

They moved closer towards the wall. Six meters away from the wall Daunte spotted three people standing in front of a giant set of heavy-looking double doors. The doors however looked broken, and one was laying lopsided against the wall. Further down the wall Daunte saw that part of it had caved in, and slate gray stone littered the ground. Various parts of the wall were covered in overgrown vines, but Daunte's attention drew back to the trio when Felicity shouted, "Caesar!"