"We survived…"
"That we did…"
Before any of the students had realized it the yearly expedition had come to an end. Mai and Vanessa were currently lying limply in the back of a horse drawn carriage, in their exhausted state which was shared by most of the other students, simply thinking was too much of a hassle. Throughout the last few days of the expedition they had been worked to the bone, mentally and physically. All the knowledge and techniques that had been imparted on them over the past 2 weeks served to shape them into new people, even if they didn't yet know it the youths of the academy would come to shape the country.
"So where did you drop of that brat after that?"
Meanwhile Dax and Lux walked in front of the convoy and held a debriefing about the attempted attack that had happened during the expedition.
"About 50 klicks from the camp, near a prominent trade route."
"..."
Seeing Dax's questioning face Lux realized she had done something that was not like her.