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After Linda got squared away with Harald, she too saw the uniforms approaching. Before Linda could do anything, Harald called the squad to attention and Linda immediately snapped to attention along with the rest of the squad only to be called to be at ease by the men in the fancy uniforms. The first thing that Linda noticed was that Lord Barst, as he called himself, carried himself not like a commoner but as a noble. Though she had no in-depth knowledge about the aristocracy, Linda had enough run-ins with nobles to know how they behave. Nor did Linda know too much about the military, though the symbol was interesting. She will have to ask about that later. [b]"Let it never be said that I am an ingrate. As thanks for your assistance and in recognition of your conduct on the battlefield, I have authorized weekend passes to the capital for all of you, as well as transportation and accommodation. The envelopes my aid is passing out contain your train tickets, hotel keys and instructions." [i]The capital? Wait....didn't I just come from there?[/i] When the aid reached Linda, she took the envelope though Linda did not like this situation. She swallowed the remark that was rising up in her throat and paid attention. 

Then, the medal awarding started. Although Linda was not part of the group in Vasel, she knew there was nothing she could do about it. She was still in training at the time Vasel happened. Linda was ambitious, but she knew that there will be plenty of time to earn one of those pieces of metal on a later date. [b]"Ordinarily I would have held a proper awards ceremony, but time is very short. Your train leaves three hours from now and one of my drivers will take you to the station. Corporal Hunt! Sergeant Harald has business with me, so you will be in charge of the squad for this weekend. See to it that they pack well and enjoy themselves, understood? Farewell."[/b] Linda replied with normal "Yes sir!" that was customary for the military, and the same to the instructions that Corporal Hunt gave them all. Well, she at least did not have to pack very much, for she had little belongings with her and what she did have were already all packed!

Her thoughts went back to earlier as she looked down at the envelope. [i]I...I can't even...I just came from there. Are you kidding me?[/i] Linda could not believe her luck. Yes, if one looked at the fact that they will probably go to the beach or something, drinking margaritas and get a nice massage this was the best things to ever happen. But Linda did not believe any of this happened without a catch even though she had such a bad day already. Looking back at the envelope again, Linda aggressively knife-handed toward the envelope in pure frustration and disbelief with a hefty sigh once she saw the coast was clear of any of the brass. [color=00aeef]"This...this is not funny."[/color] Linda went to grab her belongings, or what she was supposed to take. Whatever the Valkyrurs were, they had a sick and twisted sense of humor.