- This one's been leveled, too. Every last house in
[cdb]the village reduced to ash.
- This one's been leveled, too. Every last house in
[cdb]the village, reduced to ash.
- Our first push into enemy territory and all we have to
[cdb]show for it is the charred remains of people's lives.
- Our first push into enemy territory and all we have to
[cdb]show for it is the charred remains of people's lives.
- The neighboring village was plundered as well.
There must have been Imperial soldiers stationed
[cdb]nearby.
- Hm.
- What is it, Dimitri?
- What is it, Dimitri?
- I don't understand. Why would they do this?
- Were they trying to stop us from retrieving supplies
[cdb]from these villages? Were they that adamant that we
[cdb]not establish a base here?
- In a sense...are we responsible for this?
- The fiends oppressed this region heavily. Setting it
[cdb]alight was no far step beyond that.
- Looks like they razed the fields, too.
- Looked like they razed the fields, too.
- What wrong had these people committed to deserve
[cdb]such barbarity, such mindless slaughter? And what
[cdb]sort of foul creature would carry it out?
- Hard to say. I can get why they might wanna burn the
[cdb]buildings down...but there's no reason to execute all
[cdb]the villagers, too.
- Hard to say. I can get why they might wanna burn the
[cdb]buildings down...but there's no reason to execute all
[cdb]the villagers, too.
- This isn't usually how the Empire does stuff.
- This isn't usually how the Empire does stuff.
- Sure, their methods have always been pretty rough,
[cdb]but never downright cruel like this.
- Sure, their methods have always been pretty rough,
[cdb]but never downright cruel like this.
- Agreed. Perhaps this is the result of their failure at
Arianrhod.
- This devastation, this blackened earth... Can this
[cdb]truly be the world she hopes to create?
- I suspect Edelgard is no more than a mere
[cdb]puppet now.
- That, or perhaps a victim of whatever befell Tomas.
- You may just be right.
- Urgent news, Your Majesty! The Western Church has
[cdb]launched a surprise attack on our rear flank!
- I see. And what of our losses?
- Minimal as of yet, but the enemy makes to join up
[cdb]with the Imperial army and strike again!
- What's the call, Dimitri?
- What's the call, Dimitri?
- I'd like to push on, but it seems we will have to put
[cdb]that on hold for now. The Western Church comes
[cdb]first.