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“Madam Yukina, let’s just take them down!” suggested one of the short-headed men. “And what will I do with all of you…” The woman sighed heavily. “I propose this: you let us leave, and I allow you to take the prisoners. What you report to your superiors is up to you.” She paused for a moment. “If you have any wounded, I can patch them up – as a sign of good will.”

Agreeing to a peaceful resolution would mean devaluing the sacrifice of the Fragment, I was about to say... But if she can also fix him, then the question becomes much more complicated.

Okay, guys, we agree. Let's rescue Private Reheya.

If you want to agree, then agree, but use your own characters. My character isn't going to let the opponent off easy. On the other hand, this way we might at least save Fragment. So, if Renold/Anders/Gullveig are okay with it, let's go.

My position: retrieve the prisoners, heal Frag – the only doctor who can’t be healed otherwise, since such generosity has been offered, and report everything to the Count. Let him sort it out and deal with his mess, let him put Yukin on the wanted list – we will provide his name and physical description. Is the operation ruined? Yes, it is. If our frontline dies, the rear guard will have nothing left to do but die or return to the Count, but by then, half of our squad will be gone.

Well, let's report on what happened – it's clear anyway.

as old man Gungnir used to say – it’s better to survive with a shameful draw than to die in the very first quest because of arrogance.

And the GM character Grisha said the same thing.

"Mother, if only they would tell the truth... Even letting them go like this is very dangerous, but perhaps the Count will be able to finish what he started."
Gullveig replies:
-- Unfortunately, we do have a wounded man. If you heal him, you may leave.
They remain vigilant and try to position themselves in the corridors so that in the event of a sudden betrayal, they do not expose their most vulnerable comrades.

— Madam Yukina, let’s just take them down! — one of the short-haired men suggested. — And what am I going to do with all of you... — the woman sighed heavily. — I propose this: you let us go, and I’ll let you take the prisoners. What you report to your superiors is up to you. — She paused for a moment. — If you have any wounded, I can patch them up — as a sign of good will.

Seeing that everyone around was standing around and hesitating while the leader was not nearby, Anders decided to take responsibility upon himself: — Well, one of our men was seriously wounded, he is dying... And considering that the Count, as I understand it, has not been able to do anything to you for years and has left everything to people he is seeing for the first time in his life, I think I will say this: to hell with this Count. I am not willing to leave a comrade to die just because he didn’t have the brains to deal with you on his own. I agree with your proposal. If, of course — he looked at the backs of his comrades — no one else objects.

Fortunately, Ryohei's injury turned out to be minor, and Yukina kept her promise. After that, she and her people (and animals) headed towards the exit, where they left by land – as soon as the woman started playing the flute, the lake parted and allowed them to leave without getting wet, after which everything returned to normal.

Renold didn't know what to say and simply remained silent. He himself wasn't afraid of death, and he was ready to rush towards it at any moment, but then, as if from somewhere far away, through the fog of a battle-stirred consciousness, he saw his wounded comrades, the doctor-samurai lying on the floor, his sister's frightened face.
The young man froze in place, his hand trembled, lowering his weapon, his teeth clenched painfully, and his eyes stared at the ground. Never before had he felt so weak and helpless.

While Kalenthi was not at all pleased to let someone go who would undoubtedly cause even more pain in the future, she did not resist the will of her companions and the chance to save Roheya. Even though she believed that negotiating with people like Yukino was a slippery slope and that it would be best to eradicate the "Lunar Princess" here and now. And Roheya would almost certainly agree with her position. After all, it turned out that they were exchanging the lives of others for the salvation of the shinobi, which the Argalian herself considered fundamentally wrong.

Gullveig, who also felt terrible (to be honest, ever since she had to fight without armor, but with each new "event," that feeling only intensified), tried to cheer up her comrades. -- This is for Ryohei, remember? Now we need to help everyone. Next time, we won't let anyone off easy. She goes to free (finally) the captive women. The others should gather any compromising material and also head for the exit.

— What if we never meet her again? — the girl asked quietly and wearily, — We’ll have to live with that. And any evil deeds that Yukino might commit in the future will be on our conscience.

Having expressed her position on the matter, Kalentia helps her companions gather clues and rescue the girls.