The New Light of Hope: Books I to VI.

Chapter XXIX: Getting Ready For Battle.

Sadie:

Date: August 29, 2020.

Scarlett decided to join us and help us prepare for battle. I was happy to see her again and she was happy to see me and I was also happy that she was helping out as well.

Without further delay, we started by sending out the healers to find some herbs for this battle was going to be a big one; bigger than any other battle that we have fought before in the past and this one in particular would probably require them to join us and require one of the healers to stay behind in camp to tend to the elders as many of them have certain health issues they were dealing with that forced them into retirement in the first place– Scarlett went with the healers to help them out and to learn about the herbs that they used in the case she had to use them herself one day.

While they were out, we made sure that all of the bedding was changed out and fresh for the bed inside of the Den of the Healers and in the Den of the Elders; you know how understandably cranky elders are when they're sitting uncomfortably on old bedding that should've been changed out when someone had the chance to do so. Once that was done, Jemma went ahead and went to the training area to assist with battle training while I did other stuff around the Division before I went ahead and joined her to help out as well and was later joined by Scarlett as well.

Later, Scarlett left to learn a bit about herbs and how to heal the animals of the Division and Jemma and I later had to leave as well later on to practice using our powers when the day of battle came.

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As the day was coming to a close, Chief CosmoPelt jumped onto the Leader's rock and called our attention and once everyone came, he spoke:

"My fellow Division and family, tomorrow is a day that'll filled with combat and cries all around. We've trained for this moment and we must prepare for what's going to be thrown at us when the time does come. We head out to the battlefiled at dawn. I want to wish all of you the best of luck during tomorrow's battle and to give your best effort for what we have trained for. I wish all of you well and goodnight and once again, good luck."

When the meeting had ended, everyone went to bed as tomorrow was a big day filled with unexpected turns— Scarlett and I went behind one of the dens to talk a bit before we called it a night.

"You feeling a bit nervous?" She asked me in a calm, gentle tone. "Kind of…" I replied. "But I wouldn't worry about it too much about it."

Scarlett: "Are you sure?"

Sadie: "Yeah."

Scarlett: "Is there something else that may be on your mind?"

"…"

Sadie: "Are you sure you'll be okay staying here in camp while the battle's taken place?"

Scarlett: "Yeah, I'll be fine. Are you gonna be okay on the battlefield?"

Sadie: "I've always been okay on the battlefield and I always have been and always will be. I'm just worried about what's going to happen during the battle tomorrow and I can't help but wonder who might lose their life, who might betray us, and what's gonna change when it's all over."

Scarlett: "Well, try not to worry too much. What happens tomorrow is up for God to decide and fate itself. What happens tomorrow is something that you will have to find out for yourselves when the time comes."