Believing that an opportunity had opened up to them to infiltrate the capital without any difficulty, Saya forged on ahead, with Shiki in tow, to greet the bespectacled human from before. Once she reached him, she brought up the "Wallguards" in hopes of extracting more information from the unknowing young man. "Yup. That's what I'm here." he said in direct response to Saya's question. Pushing his glasses up, a glint could be seen in his right eye. "Ever since I was little, I had always admired the Wallguards. They've kept Atland safe from invasions ever since the end of the Extinction War. It's a cause I'll proudly sign up for." he explained.

Hearing the words "Extinction War" caused Shiki to balled his hands into fists. It reminded him exactly of why this mission of theirs is so important. The evil humans have to be stopped if dragons are to once again allow to freely live above ground. Unfortunately, the bespectacled human didn't provide much information before the three of them reached their destination: Training Area One. It is a big dirt field without a single blade in grass in sight. Straw dummies and targets are placed strategically within the area. Northwest of the area is a path leading into the actual city grounds. The group that arrived here which includes Shiki and Saya as well were prompted to stand at the center of the field.

"By the way, before I forget, I'm Brenard. It's nice to meet the two of you." the bespectacled human introduced himself.

Shiki was reluctant to say anything but felt that he needed to join on the conversation and not just let his sister do all their work for them. "I-I'm Shiki. This is my broo-" Shiki immediately stopped himself. "T-This is my [i]sister[/i], Saya." he managed to correct. It was still clear that the young dragon is nervous in the presence of so many humans. Whether Saya felt the same is a mystery. If she did, she hides it well. Fortunately, Brenard took no suspicion to Shiki's near stumble; he simply nodded smilingly in response to their introduction.

Before they could continue their conversation, two people arrived at the area and walked in front of the group. One was a man wearing red armor and had a serious scar on his cheek. He is accompanied by a young man with unkempt, flaxen hair who had a pretty intimidating stare. "Listen up, lasses!" the older human began. "Here, at Training Area One, Lieutenant Dorian Starkkewolfe and I, Captain Mervas Gungneer, are to test your aptitude to see just what division each one of you belongs in! Now, first order of business: those with the capability of using magic, you will go with Lt. Dorian to Training Area Two to run the special magic course. The rest of you lot will stay here with me." Gungneer then looked to Dorian. "Go ahead and weed out the weak." he directed.

Shiki looked to Saya. "You can use magic, right? Does that mean... we'll be separated now?" Shiki asked. It may be best to conform to the human's directions for now as to not arouse any suspicion. Besides, if Saya decides to stay here with Shiki, who knows what sort of plans the human may have. Best to go with the route most suited to her talents.

[Outskirt Forest]

Alere was finally waking up. He had sustained injuries that caused major blood loss, enough so that it resulted in him passing out. So what happened afterwards? Did the party managed to escape? Did they rescue the slave girl? Were there any casualties on their part? Fortunately, they party did managed to escape but... Alere's first sight as he awakens is the slave girl who appears to be using magic to heal his more serious injuries. The two of them were riding on Raum while riding just beside them is Mira and her wyvern. "Oh, you're finally awake. Thank goodness..." the slave girl sighed in relief.

"Hey, try to take it easy, Alere, Sir." Mira told her superior as if she was giving him an order almost. "You're no longer in any immediate danger but we have to get you back to Atland, quick." she explained. The slave girl was quiet; sadness apparent on her expression. Mira looked at her and sighed. "It's not your fault, you know..." Mira told her. The slave girl nodded in acknowledgement but she still appeared sad. Mira looked to Alere once more. "Quince, his wyvern, and Rei were captured by the goblin forces. They stayed back to create a distraction for us to escape." Mira explained.

Looking up, it was still yet to be dark. It seems all of that happened in a relatively short period of time. The goblins were behind but not by much so it's imperative that they reached Atland to warn the Wallguards of the incoming invasion. Fortunately, it is also known that the goblins prefer to keep humans they captured as slaves rather than outright kill them so the chances are high that Quince and Rei are still alive. A wyvern would fetch good money for the goblins too. In any case, the slave girl finally decided to speak again. "I-I'm Elise." she introduced.

Mira gave a weak smile. "I'm Mira. I'm glad we rescued you. Without your healing magic, I'm not sure what would've happened to Alere." Suddenly, both Raum and Mira's wyvern stopped and began to growl. They were warning about something up ahead. Mira took out a telescope to scan the upcoming part of the forest. "There's a small goblin unit up ahead. There's four of them in total." Mira reported. "We can't fly. Maybe we should find an alternative route? But... this is the fastest route to Atland..." Mira said, letting her sentence trail off. They may have to engage the enemy.