Year 2, Winter, First Month, First Week.
The mournful villagers stepped forward, each holding a flaming torch. Almost in unison, they threw the torches into the pyre. The flas grew and slowly consud the bodies of their fallen. Samia lowered her head as Alfeur tried to comfort her, she couldnt keep looking. While Sania made sure to look at her grandfathers body until it was completely consud by the fire. The timid twin would mourn old Bill with feelings of guilt and regret, but the fierce one only had hatred in her heart.
The pyre burned for a long ti, but nobody dared to move. The Council mbers exchanged a look, an ending speech might be what they needed at this ominous ti. Surprisingly, Oro wasnt up to it, losing his friend had dealt a blow to his confidence, so Marlen decided to say a few words, her old friend and all who sacrificed themselves deserved it. She walked ahead making ntal notes of what she should say and turned back to face everybody, however, before she could start, sothing happened.
The first snowflakes descended, passing through the barrier, surprisingly easy. The thin snow showered the villagers and appeased the flaming remains of the pyre. It was like the Origin was also mourning their dead. Usually, snow wasnt a good sign because it marked a period of suffering and death, but right now it was welcod, a reminder that life goes on and they would have a promising future ahead of them.
Today we mourn the passage of 24 villagers, family mbers, friends, loved ones. I dont have much to say besides, thank you
Marlen tuned to dying pyre and bowed. A lot of people noticed the bruises on her arms and legs, the rumors were probably true, she also fought against the Guards.
Thank you for fighting for our freedom, thank you for paying the price. Because of your sacrifice, we are no longer villagers, we are no longer commoners, we are finally, free! May the Origin receive your souls and guide you back to the cycle of life And we shall honor your mory.
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Sania dodged the white wolfs attack and rolled on the ground before retrieving her spear and stab it into the wolfs neck. She panted heavily as Lew arrived to help her. He looked at the girls wounds and said:
Youre being too reckless
And you should stop following Other teams can also use your help and I dont soone to keep checking on , I am fine. Grandpa died, but life continues
The coldness in the girls voice made Lew shiver.
Im sorry
You shouldnt be, but the Kindom should. One day, they will pay for it
Lew stopped trying to argue with her and moved back to help the others collect the beasts. Sania looked back and saw signs of sickness in her team, they wouldnt be able to handle this for long, but before they could return, she had a job to do.
Since Bills funeral one week ago, she has taken on herself the job of mapping the outposts surroundings. Because of their previously limited numbers, Toni only organized a one-kiloter watch around the outpost, but now they needed to expand it, especially to check for MT beasts. For the last, her team had already checked around ten kiloters south and north of the camp, and now only the eastern part remained.
Sania called the magic locator operator and asked her to check for MT beasts. Soon, she felt the familiar waves passing her and patiently waited for the results. However, this ti, the reader showed sothing. The engraved stone slowly rose in the wooden scale until it stopped at the E mark level. The operator struggled to accept it but Sania already understood what it ant, there was a MT beast near. *
The reader The reader identified a MT best approximately 500 ters east.
Sania turned back to her team.
Lets go back, our job here is done.
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Hanna stood up as silently as she could and quietly left the temporary sleep section. The night was dark and she could barely see the other sleeping villagers, so she had to rely on her mory of the sections layout. Although she trampled on few legs, she still managed to leave the communitarian sleeping space without drawing unwanted attention. After recounting the instructions from mory, Hanna walked through the outpost trying to avoid the places where the night watch could pass by until she arrived in front of a simple tent near the barriers border.
Youre finally here Did anyone saw you? Good, now we can start.
The mysterious voice took out a shining stone that imdiately provided enough illumination to reveal ten scared faces inside the tent. Sania smiled and explained:
This is a light crystal, the Alchemy Departnt lent it to the teams working in the night watch in case theres an ergency and their torches beco out of fire Anyway, lets begin Everyone here agrees the Council is being too soft in their decisions
The other ten people present made affirmative nods. A young man that looked a little over 20 spoke:
Like when they let Carions parents leave, thats probably why the Kingdom found us so fast But what can we do about it?
This ti, they looked at Sania, waiting for an answer.
For now, we should only discuss the things we dont agree and find more people that think like us But later, we could find ways to make our own moves
Hanna was a little hesitant about it, so she decided to ask:
Wouldnt that be betraying the others?
Sania smiled before answering.
Of course not. Arent we doing it to protect everyone? To grow stronger? Think of it as helping them in secret
The eting went on for about an hour and then, everyone except Sania left. So ti passed and soone entered the tent. Sania took out the light crystal again and greeted Oro.
Everything went as we planned
Great! Your grandfather will be able to rest in pace once we avenge him Just be sure to dont push them too fast, they need ti to grow and understand our mission better. Also, avoid standing against Karl. We have to lower his power but hes essential to our survival I trust you wont talk about our little group with your family or Marlen, they wouldnt understand
Sania nodded in agreent. Oro kept calling it our group and our mission, but Sania wasnt nave. He was trying to use her, but she would be the one using him. The group she was forming, would be loyal only to her. If Oro crossed her path, she wouldnt mind giving him his long-deserved rest.
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