The Empire of Reimia (3)

On the way back, Miya managed to tell Eli that the story about the bracelet was an important secret, and no one else knew it. Barely alive, they returned to the school building, and Xenomia helped Eli get to Fizalis's infirmary. If Miya has the opportunity, she talks to Realgar Muscari and tells him about what happened. In this case: - she gives him the weapons taken from the enemies - but asks for one for herself, just in case ("Next time, I want to be prepared"). She might also buy one if she has time. - she also asks Fizalis if she can carry a first-aid kit - she writes another letter to her mother and brother, where she enthusiastically shares the events of the past month, but promises to do even better in the future. With all this, the vacation flew by unnoticed, and here is a new semester. Did Miya do everything she could to successfully complete the first one? Hardly. But she will learn from the past. The upcoming class period surprised the girl. "Yes... It was stupid of me. I try to be neat and all that, I braid my hair, but... It's not what they expect from me. This academy trains warriors who must protect people, who must inspire hope and confidence in others, and not just look neat! How will I do all this with such a tearful expression that I usually have?! And if I have to command people in the future? No, I definitely need to work on my image. Being cool isn't enough, I need to look the part!" "And besides, I'm a girl, and I just can't help but be upset when my appearance is judged negatively... Now I understand Realgar." This new experience could not but affect the speed of Xenomia's learning, but she really hoped to correct her shortcomings on this new front for her. *Maybe it's true, maybe it isn't.* His whole body ached, but he still woke up. It was evening, and the first nocturnal inhabitants of the forest appeared from their burrows. A fox ran past, breathing heavily and snorting. The man tried to move, but the ropes and the fact that he was tied to a tree prevented him. He didn't feel his familiar pistol on his belt. As his consciousness returned, the man began to smell blood. Not just his own blood! And then his eyes saw. He was sitting in a place where everything was perfectly visible. Four of them. All four comrades... One of them, as a trained eye of a bandit could clearly see, had already been finished off on the ground. That is, they killed everyone without mercy, and they put him here... to watch?! "You sick bastards!!" echoed loudly through the forest.