By the time Valyr and the others returned to the barracks, they were immediately greeted by a crowd of people heading up to them with curiosity written all over their faces.
However, once they recognized the identities of the trio in front of them, a great portion of them immediately distanced themselves out of respect for the feats the three achieved.
Nevertheless, a few stubborn individuals still remained amongst the crowd, though some of them looked to have come forward in front of the three for a reason.
"What's going on?" Briefly glancing at the crowd that previously surrounded them, Valyr eventually shifted his gaze towards Gerald, who had appeared before them with a purpose in mind.
"We're asking those that just came back from the battlefield with regards to what happened earlier," said Gerald in response, prompting the trio to look at each other for a bit, only for Hal and Vera to look at the young man with a pair of knowing smiles.
