>>5679367>“Kate-”“Did you really kill him?” Kate asks you blankly.
>“I did.”“I see.” Kate offers you a small, slight smile. “Then that settles it. The next time we meet, I’m going to kill you. And I can now do it with no regrets.” She turns her pegasus, and leaves to follow the other Hellwings.
“Commander!” Ava flies next to you. She looked in bad shape, pale from a loss of blood. You noticed she was using one hand to staunch a nasty wound she’d received on her shoulder. “You’re alive…thank the Goddess…”
>“Ava, I’m relieved to see you’re okay. What’s the damage?”Her face crinkles up. In a way, you were glad she was the one to deliver you the bad news. You didn’t need any sugarcoating. You wanted to know what your victory over Rex had cost you.
“Nero. Shelley as well.”
>A deep breath. There would be time for mourning later. You had to get everyone out of here now. “Where’s Diana?” “Rallying the others…Mina and Caleb are alive…I saw them down below firing off arrows at the enemy to lend us some aid. Yara and Damien as well, I believe. I can’t speak for anyone else, but the others should know by now to fall back.”
>“Good. As soon as they do, we leave.”Ingrid makes a strangled, broken sound. Her face is buried in her pegasus’ mane, but you know what ails her. You may never hear the end of it if you don’t give her what she wants.
>A): Search for any survivors on the main battlefield>B): It’s pointless, and dangerous at that. Accept reality and retreat. 