As we get back to the camp i say to Hare to inform the legion commander of the things that happened while i take Alice to rest. In there she finally opens her eyes but still being really weak. The technique she used overloaded the capacity of her muscles and emptied her mana reserve she won't be walking at least until tomorrow.
As she opens her eyes i tell her to continue resting, we will be moving really soon after all, the enemy will probably atack tomorrow, we need to make preparations and retreat to the fort city, well at least thats how it happened in the game.
It was supposed to be a massacre, as their surprise atack succeds but the commander made her elites protects the retaguard so the rest can retreat to the fort city where the players stop them until reinforcement comes.
But my presence changed everything, Alice group was supposed to make the mission one day before, but because i moved to ther squad, it was done today and we encountered the enemy scouts, revealing their atack before hand.
As i was pondering about my interference, that actually became fortunate as now there isn't players, that means no undying warriors; the entrance of the tent is open abruptly by a young lady, golden-pink blonde hair with curly tips, beatiful but a bit stern face, penetrating pink eyes, fair white skin, a rapier on her hip.
She go past me directly to Alice and says "Alice i hear what happened, how are you? That move takes a lot from you, i was really worried."
Alice:" I'm fine Olivia, but it was really dangerous, we were surrounded suddenly, i though we were done for, but thanks to Apfel we were able to react on time"
Olivia: it's fine as long as you are safe, you know that father will go berzerker if something happened to you, and who is Apfel?"
Alice: "Hehehe yes, i know, and Apfel is right there behind you"
Olivia: Huh? behind?" She turns to face me and her reaction was quiet hillarious.
Olivia:" Kyaaaaa! from when were you there bastard! say something dammit!" And i couldn't hold it and laugh. "Don't laugh bastard! is not funny, are you trying to kill me!?". She says while blushing with tears on the corners of her eyes 'just what is tgis adorable creature!?'.
Apfel: Hahahaha, sorry sorry i couldn't help it, it was just so hillarious and cute to see the legion commander Olivia Grandiel like this... *cough* this humble soldier Apfel Hunt begs your perdon milady, but i was charmed by your adorableness just now".
Olivia: Wha, what are you saying!? how can you say something like that to a young single lady, cute? adorable? me, there is no way.."
Alice: Pfff Olivia stop you are making it worse"
Olivia: *blush**cough* I will forgive you this time Apfel Hunt, anyway how is it that he saved your squad Alice".
Alice: Like i said, we were suddenly atacked by arrows from all direction and Apfel gave rapid commands to the squad just on time to protect ourselves and then directed us to cover until i finnaly awoke from my stupor and used that technique to escape when we were surrounded, now that i think about it, how did you detect the atack so fast Apfel, not even Hare was able to do so?"
Apfel: I felt the intent to kill from the enemies all around us"
Olivia: you make took command in an instant and made fast decisions in such situation, fo you have some kind of experience?" 'hmmm i don't think he is a spy as he saved them but i have to be sure'
Apfel: I didn't, but i have been in dangerous situations in the pass. I just did what i though logical."
Olivia: Hmmm, anyway, i'm ordering the retreat of the troops, fortunately you found out about it this early, it would be a disaster if they did atack us here in an open field."
Alice: What are we doing Olivia? their forces are 3 times ours after all, and Uncle Grandiel and his fleet are 3 days away it would take them at least 5 days to reach here, even if we retreat to the fort-city it will be difficult to resist that much." she says with worry in her voice.
Olivia: I know but we don't have any other option than to wait for father to save us, we will have to fight to survive, there is no other way." she replays severely, things were really bad, this was the first time something like this happened to her, her father only let her take the legion for a simple monster subjugation, how could this happen!? It was at this moment when a somber despair was filling the tent when a voice broke the silence.
Apfel: Actually a have a couple of ideas that could help us, if not exactly to the point we could destroy the invaiding force, but at least help in slow them down and decrease their number, maybe even make them retreat and at the same time they can even help us with our current mission." After some though Apfel said with a cheeky smile on his face.
Although normaly Olivia wouldn't listen to a mere soldier for something like this, she didn't have anything better nor did her advisors either, Alice seemed to trust him as well so she will listen at least.
Olivia: I'm hearing...
Apfel smiled brightly at this and his ussually mischievious eyes turned serious and feral like a predator looking at his prey. And started talking...