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With the fierce rebuke of the Imperial Cadets, the cowardly and uncalled for attack was over before the enemy had a chance to cause any more damage than they already had.

Althea's medical skill saved Wagnil from certain death, though his life wasn't out of danger yet. This night would be the critical test of his will to live. Furthermore, with the damage he sustained, taking him to anywhere but Orello would be all but impossible.

Even so, the fallen scout summoned the rest of his resolve to reach for the masked doctor's hand with hi bloodied one. "Y—ou need to... mo—move... before it's... too late." Was all e could manage to say before passing out, not dead yet but too weak to remain conscious any longer.

[color=4b86b4]"Good work, Cadets. You had your first taste of what war is really like and survived through it. I'm really proud of you,"[/color] the Captain said as she rounded the Cadets, calling for their attention. [color=4b86b4]"But don't get condescending just because of this. We don't know who these enemies are and what they are after so stay on guard."[/color]

The Captain sheathed her sword and approached Althea once more, touching her shoulder.

[color=4b86b4]"Do you think we can move him? This position has already been compromised, our only option is to move away before the enemy send a patrol to look for them,"[/color] the Captain asked in a soft, almost motherly, voice. Her gaze pointed at the dangerous rocky hills who seemed to be the only route where the chances of meeting the enemy were low.

[color=4b86b4]"Everyone else who's not assisting Clemmons, gather everything that's essential and throw the rest at the fire started by Ferris. We cannot leave any trace of our presence here,"[/color] Velocchio ordered sternly. [color=4b86b4]"Whoever is not involved on this, search the enemy for any identification or intelligence we can gather—on the double, Cadets!"[/color]

Whoever searched the fallen enemy soldiers would notice that they carried no identification whatsoever under their light plate armors. Furthermore, not all of them matched the expected physiognomy of the Grand Duchy's people (usually possessing fairer skin and hair tones. In fact, some of the soldiers looked like citizens of the Alliance (with stout facial features and dark, curly hair). The only thing they all had in common was a tattoo of a snake curled around a dagger on their lower neck, right over their right collarbone.

What would the Cadets do, or think, of those findings?

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