>>5287420"W-Wait, what are you trying to--"
Or at least, that's what appeared to be in his eyes. In actuality, Silat managed to catch an arrow from the rebelling slaves right as it scratched the commander's eyelid.
"If you would pardon the interruption." Silat snapped his fingers and sent the Tapasa warriors to execute the Midland soldiers. Their gargantuan muscles and the hardened lumps on their limbs combined with their knowledge of martial arts were effective to crush the resistance's forces, dodging their arrows at point blank range and crushing armor, weapons and skulls with their human fists.
"We beg your pardon, but we must return to our mission of searching for the Falcon." Silat deliver the coup de grace on the last member of the rebellion by throwing a Chakram at his maw, dislocating it from his brain as he took his leave.
Yet there was no need to search for the Falcon, as he personally came to Shet in a white horse and a child beside him, who carried a bagpipe he found at the nearby city ruins.
"Is that...?" Sonia turned her head as Griffith came to save her.
"Th-The Falcon of Light But how did he-?" Silat tried to muster words to describe his shock, but as if teleporting over him, Griffith quickly swerved past him in the blink of an eye, appearing next to the Kushan commander to stab his head through his eye, instantly killing him in front of his troops.
"Y-Your Excellency!" The subcommander angrily observed the corpse of the leader, quickly ordering his men to fire at Griffith and Benny.
"Is your wind instrument properly sewn?" He politely asked to the child.
"Y-y-es. I'm not as g-g-ood as my sister with sewing, but I think I can play a few notes..."
"Then play it. Your music will guide us to victory and protect me from their onslaught."
"Wh-Wh-What?" The poor boy felt the pressure of the world in his hands as he was charged with protecting his new master.
"Close your eyes and place your trust in me, child. Today, you will assist me in saving this town without ever picking a sword."
With Griffith's encouragement, the trembling non-combatant ignored the world around him as he played the best song he knew.
"FIRE!" The Kushan army aimed over a hundred arrows at Femto, yet the moment Benny started his song, all the arrows swerved in their directions, deflecting from Griffith and Benny as they changed directions mid-air and all overshot past them.
As Benny opened his eyes, he found himself unscathed, his hands ceasing to tremble and his notes became loud and confident.
"D-D-id I do t-his?" Benny asked for reaffirmation by the Falcon's point of view.
"Likewise. Bloodshed is a vile act that your pure hands should never bathe in. With this war ending all wars, your position in power will form the path to absolute peace."
