Part 5:Preparations (Prelude to Italica)

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As the day rose, Eldian scouts scoured the entire village that was burnt by the Saderrans the previous night. In the end, they found nothing but ashes and burnt homes.

Soldier: By the foundations that are all around here... most definitely over 600 lived here...
Soldier 2: We should get back to Alnus and inform the general.
Nate: Agreed, pack up, and--

Scout 3: HEY! I GOT A SURVIVOR HERE!

Eldians:!

They rush to the scout and look in the well.

Nate: Get me down there! That's a survivor!

He yells as the soldiers tie him by the waist and lower him into the well.

Nate: She's unconscious! Once I'm back up, get a field medic to see her condition!

Nate carries the survivor as he gets mesmerized by her beauty.

Nate: My, my... she's a beauty... and an elf on top of that...

He gets out of the well, and the field medic checks her vitals

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He gets out of the well, and the field medic checks her vitals.

Medic: It's nothing too serious. She just needs warm clothes... I need a pair of scissors.

They immediately hand over the scissors while Nate decides to just look away, his face already becoming a red mess.

Soldier: First time about to see a naked girl?

The group teases as they manage to give the elf a spare set of clothes.

Nate: Shut up...

They then return to the village to see if the elf can stay there, even though the village are full of humans.

Village chief: No... there's nothing we can do for the elf...
Nate: Why is that?
Village Chief: If the Saderrans are already using Scorched Earth tactics... then... we must escape their clutches...
Nate: You're leaving?
Village Chief: *Nods his head* You brought the war to this area. As nomadic people, we must find somewhere more neutral...
Nate: I understand... village comes first, right?
Village chief: Yes, the village is a priority to me... but... most of us have nowhere to go...
Nate: ... Why not be under our protection?
Village chief: No... that's too generous of you... we will be nothing more than a hindrance to your campaign...

After having a chat with the chief of Koda, Nate decided that the elf would go with them to Alnus.

Nate: That's the plan... we will take the elf with us to Alnus. That way, Father can have some more information on the enemy... if she does have that information...

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