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"Silence, [i]Ensign.[/i]" Aedius said, putting emphasis on the fact that Cordelia was lower in rank, and thus had less authority. To him, such suggestions were both disrupting and hindering the progress which could be made. He continued, "The First wishes to have these people live under our banner, not have them traumatized beyond repair." this was partially true, as The First also desired the surplus of Lacrima on the island, something which could be used to create both weapons such as bombs, and fuel for vehicles which the Ragged Brotherhood owned.

Aedius then silently waited for the villagers who had not yet stepped on the corpse of their fallen leader. By murdering the old man, Aedius' presence was essentially a constant reminder of what could happen if they were to disobey the orders of the Brotherhood. Although not many were witnesses of the deed, the villagers also had a large and credible reason to fear the other, more agressive Enforcer, and the childish yet cruel Ensign for their ability to gather the remainder of the town, and slaughter those who attempted to resist.

Time had passed, and the remaining villagers had finished displaying their disrespects to the fallen leader, even though it was clear that they did not want to. It mattered not to Aedius, however, as he had tried to have a simplistic conversation with the village leader, which eventually turned to violence anyway. 

At that moment, the cultist which Aedius had sent on a mission to find where the Lacrima was kept had returned. He bowed, and then spoke.

"Sir, they keep their Lacrima within a cave on the other side of the island." He said, loud enough for everyone to hear. Aedius smiled, and addressed the four, regular cultists.

"Stay with the villagers. Make sure they don't leave." The cultists nodded. Aedius then gave orders to the rest of the members in the operation. "Ensign, come with me. We're going to retrieve the Lacrima." He purposefully left out Arkya again, as she could still essentially do as she pleased - being the same rank as him.