Lovely Sword

Episode 10- Captured by Savages

:The screen opens to the night sky over Falia Castle as a blinding white light flashed in front of the entrance. The guards in front of the gates hold their arms over their face, to shied themselves from the light. The light finally dissipates as Jovia, Olivia, Emilio, Liu and a few other knights appear. Jovia falls to her knees and collapses to the ground while Olivia hurries to her aid:

Olivia- Jovia!!

Guardsman- What the-!? Commander!?

Liu- We need healers, now!

:The guardsmen salute before running into the castle. Bells were heard ringing throughout the city, signifying an emergency:

Emilio- Commander, are you alright?

Liu- We lost good men and women today...I fear I'll never be able to forgive myself for what happened tonight...

Emilio- It was an ambush, Commander...No one could have seen it coming.

:Medics and healers run out of the entrance and tend to the wounded that was teleported. Emilio blinks in confusion while looking at the survivors. His eyes then widen in shock as if suddenly realizing something:

Emilio- Where....Where is the giant and the elf?

Liu- Who??

Emilio- Insania Grace and her bodyguard?

:One of the wounded knights slowly limp towards Emilio. He held his bleeding side as he takes his slit helmet off, letting it fall to the ground:

Knight- I saw them....they...didn't make it when we teleported.

Emilio- By the Gods...That elf is General Isaac Grace's daughter...!

Liu- I have a good rapport with him...I'll inform him personally. We can only expect the worse if the Hubei captured her...

:Olivia looks at Jovia as she winced in pain while holding her head:

Olivia- You did well, Jovia...

Jovia- I did...what was best for our people...the death of Insania Grace will usher us out of this alliance with Falia...

:From the entrance, Hellios was seen walking across the bricked road. He blinks while noticing all the commotion. He pulls a running knight aside and looks at him with a puzzled expression:

Hellios- What happened here?

Knight- A disaster!

:The knight shakes free of his grasp as Hellios continued to walk towards what was left of Liu's unit. In the far distance, near the academy, students gathered around the entrance of the school's closed gates. Many attempted to get a good look at what was all the commotion outside of the city. Celes and Peter were seen together as Celes had a worried expression on her face:

Celes- Oh no...That has to be the Expeditionary force...!

Peter- I wonder what happened?

Celes- I don't see Leifu...I hope she's alright.

Peter- She's a giant. Who could possibly hurt her??

Celes- Don't be a fool!

:Peter winced at her words as she angrily looks at him:

Celes- She may be a giant, but she's still a girl! If bandits attack them..Jeeze, I don't even WANT to think what is happening...!

:Peter attempts to console her by placing his hand on her shoulder. She simply shrugged his hand away while looking down in sorrow. The screen then shifts to darkness while the sound of metal being dragging on the floor was heard. The metal then made a clamping sound while laughter was heard, in a warped and morbid tone. The screen then blurred into normality as Leifu was seen chained along a post in a murky, stone dungeon. She was stripped of her clothing, completely naked and hands held over her head. She blinks as if suddenly gaining her consciousness: