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*''Girl nodded with a nervous expression then moved inside the worn out tent. Inside of the tent was dark and messy. There were strong odors of sweat and even smell of something burning.''

*''Man threw a lump of paper he was holding in his hand into a fire pit then turned around. Man's face was pale and showed significant signs of fatigue. Girl had no choice but to hide the joy of meeting her father because her father looked way too different than the day when he left her and her brother behind.''

*''Man smiled as she looked at the girl nod wordlessly then disheveled the girl's hair. They say that children grow up fast before you realize, but smile somehow formed on his mouth when he looked at her daughter who grew up to become unrecognizably dependable. How much did his son who should be waiting in Ruben grow up? Is Ruben village same as always? There were mountains of questions he wanted to ask but he wordlessly walked up to a chair and sat down.''

*''Girl answered with a thinly shaking voice. This place was the most front line of the battlefield. Due to the long drawn out war, their supplies were showing bare bottom and morale of the soldiers had dropped all the way down to the ground. The war was gradually showing signs of ending but people fighting the war were already worn out.''

*''Girl made up her mind once again as she looked at the man's kind smile. Lead the war to victory. Then return to their home where her brother is waiting. Together with her father...''

*''Girl wordlessly sat beside the man and looked down at the strategy map. Red Mercenary Knights and the rebel forces were confronting each other with the 'Glornir Plains' in between them.''

*'''Elkashu:''' ''General of the enemy across the plains is Sir Branderk. Sir Branderk's forces are second to none amongst the lords that joined the rebels. Shortest road to his fortress is this Glornir Plains. But...''

*'''Elkashu:''' ''These plains are surrounded by one side with a cliff and other side with a Dark Forest Marden where demonic monsters supposedly appear. It's a situation where we can't go around in either direction so Sir Branderk has been only defending from inside his fortress and waiting for us knights to give up and retreat.''

*''We must take the Glornir Plains in order to end this civil war quickly... But Sir Corkus's Black Tiger Knights are holding their position across the plains as well so we cannot advance so easily.''

*'''Elkashu:''' ''But we must somehow capture the Glornir Plains in order to be victorious against Sir Branderk. To be honest though... Us Red Mercenary Knights are at our limit.''

*''Man's voice sunk heavily. Girl turned her head to steal a glance at the man's face. Man had an extremely vexed expression. It was the first time she saw her father's face like this.''

*''Man murmured with his hand on his face. Girl couldn't offer any words of consolations like 'we can do it, let's try a bit harder.' This place was right at the middle of the battlefield.''

*''The ruckus continued on for a while. The girl looked up at the man with a startled expression but the man just sat quietly with his eyes closed so it was impossible to tell what he was thinking. In the end, vice captain of the Red Mercenary Knights, Penensio had to step up. He made fake coughs multiple times and tried to say he was going to explain their strategy multiple times.''

*'''Penensio:''' ''Our main force led by Sir Elkashu will confront the enemies directly on the Glornir Plains. But if we charge in with all our forces right now, we won't even last two days and be annihilated. We need to send a detachment force that will move across the Marden forest and strike the enemy from the rear.''

*'''Penensio:''' ''That's right. If the detachment force moves through the Marden forest and distract the enemies by destroying their camps, enemies will naturally have to divide their forces. Our main forces will use this chance to defeat the enemy forces at the front.''

*'''Elesis:''' ''It's because training inside the Shadow Forest is included in the El Search Party program. Those that went through the El Search Party program naturally learn how to face demonic monsters. They are also specialized in moving through forests quickly so they possess perfect qualifications for this mission's detachment forces.''

*''The man wordlessly stared at the girl. The girl's eyes were shining, she was filled with confidence. The man nodded in the end. Those that tried to protest later had to leave the tent because they were blocked by Elkashu's words saying the strategy meeting was over.''

*'''Elkashu:''' ''She's still an inexperienced child so soldiers might not listen to her orders well. I'd like you to aid her well from beside her and convince the soldiers.''

*''That day was very strange. The girl and boy usually woke up when the sun was up high but they somehow opened their eyes early today. Outside of the house was still dark.''

*''The man put his sword on his back then stepped towards the door. The girl and boy held onto each other's hand tightly as they looked up at the man leaving. Morning had already come before they realized.''

*''The boy replied loudly to the man's question as he smiled brightly. On the other hand, the girl's expression was filled with worry. The girl grabbed the boy's hand strongly as she bit her lips.''

*'''Elesis:''' ''(I'm all that Elsword has now. I have to protect Elsword until father comes back. We have to…. become much stronger.)''

*''The man's hand ruffled the boy and girl's hairs in turn. The boy waved his hand widely. Two children stood still in front of the doorstep for a long while until the man couldn't be seen anymore.''

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