We've dealt with bandits before, but this is
[cdb]worse than anything I could've imagined.
Indeed. The damage done to the larger towns was
[cdb]upsetting enough, but the horrors unleashed upon
[cdb]some of the villages borders on the unspeakable.
We saw entire fields trampled and destroyed,
[cdb]whole villages burned to their foundations...
Attacking innocent civilians like that...
It's inhuman!
How could anyone be so cruel? To torment people
[cdb]like this and then walk away laughing... It's horrible!
I'm convinced that those who slither in the dark are
[cdb]behind this, pulling the strings.
It makes perfect sense, seeing as they already
[cdb]know Ordelia territory so well.
What do you mean?
Many years ago, the Empire accused House Ordelia
[cdb]of participating in the Hrym Rebellion. This was just
[cdb]an excuse to begin meddling in our affairs.
During that time, they sent a group of strange mages
[cdb]into Ordelia territory.
Everything about them felt wrong, from the way
[cdb]they looked to the powers they possessed. It was
[cdb]clear they weren't regular people.
Are you saying they were really those who slither
[cdb]in the dark?
I believe so, now that I look back on it. Though it's
[cdb]not exactly a memory I care to relive.
And now they've wormed their way into Ordelia and
Hrym territories again...
This is just a guess, but their base of operations could
[cdb]be somewhere near here.
Do you remember ever having lived in this area?
Yeah, my mom and I spent a few years in a mountain
[cdb]village somewhere in Ordelia territory.
Yeah, my mom and I spent a few years in a mountain
[cdb]village somewhere in Ordelia territory.
But she wasn't born there, and I dunno where she
[cdb]lived before that.
But she wasn't born there, and I don't know where
[cdb]she lived before that.
Hmm... There could be a connection there.
Or maybe it's nothing.
Either way, dealing with them needs to be our top
[cdb]priority. We gave them this opening.
They're despicable. But I can't deny we gave them
[cdb]this opening.
They never would've been able to take advantage of
[cdb]us like this if we hadn't been at war.
Just another reason why we have to end this conflict
[cdb]as quickly as possible. We have to ensure nothing
[cdb]like this ever happens again.