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The next day, Achelsius goes for a walk in the elite Stronghold.
The stranger was dressed very modestly, so the scabbard on his belt stood out sharply. It was black and red with gold stripes, and judging by the material it was made from and the quality of workmanship, it was very expensive. The weapon itself, as Achelsius could guess, was a curved one-and-a-half sword – something you don’t often see in the Kingdoms.
"I still think we shouldn't rush into battle with this monster without careful preparation. There is no guarantee that even if we win the fight, we won't die later from poison," Abigail expressed her doubts in response to Amanda's claims. "The best thing we can do is report the creature's location to those interested when we return to Silvergard."
"For example, to the hunters' guild. Although we could also come back later ourselves, after preparing. He probably has a lair there, which means we can catch him off guard."
-- Interesting, -- Lex noted. -- As a non-military person, such thoughts never occurred to me. I took for granted that war is just another aspect of our lives, like harvesting or something similar, but more sad. In my understanding, society should spend some resources on it in order to have the opportunity to survive at all. And, of course, this applies to civilians as well, not only to those soldiers who are forced to fight by circumstances and duty, not out of love for battles. If everyone doesn't work on the war, even if only a little, then peaceful life is unlikely to succeed. It is unlikely that everything necessary for victory – and for the further existence of society in the form we know – can be ensured. Of course, I would like things to be different, but... We seem to live in the world that was given to us. Our job is to accept these rules and try to win.
Mirna nodded seriously.
-- I also never really liked fighting, but I will fight when needed. I believe that someday people won't have to die meaninglessly. But if nothing is done... Such a day will not come.