Mia lay on the ground for a moment, stunned by the chaos that had just unfolded. As her soldiers rushed to her side, helping her to stand, she couldn't shake the feeling of disbelief and anger coursing through her veins.
"What in the world just happened?" one of her soldiers asked, his voice filled with concern as he supported Mia's weight.
Mia took a deep breath, trying to steady herself as she glanced around at the aftermath of the confrontation. Buildings lay in ruins, smoke billowing into the night sky, and wounded soldiers groaned in pain as they were tended to by medics.
"We were ambushed," Mia said, her voice strained. "Those girls... they weren't just villagers. They were armed, they were organized. And they knew who I was."
Her soldiers exchanged worried glances, murmurs of confusion rippling through the group.
"What should we do, Commander?" another soldier asked, his eyes darting towards the direction the girls had fled.
