All three of them collapsed when they arrived at the designated safe area they had picked out beforehand.
They were exhausted from the battle with the foxes and had pushed their bodies to their limits. With Evelyn having especially forced herself to keep going through sheer force of will and magic pills and potions.
On the other hand, Anneli and Katrina had incurred serious injuries that left them unable to fully recover with the items they had on hand.
"We will rest up here until the next day. Then we will need to go back to our respective units and face whatever consequences await us." Katrina said as she set Anneli down.
Even now that they had completed their objective and Evelyn had obtained the float stone she needed. There will still other problems for them to deal with.
The three of them had abandoned their squads and duties and were likely to be reprimanded.
