A Victory
Would taking Elder Criyca's life and returning with her head be the true measure of victory in this grim and convoluted conflict?
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She was driven by a profound sense of urgency, knowing that the lives of the healer girls hung in the balance.
However, her path was obstructed by the resolute presence of a Cescil soldier, a formidable barrier in her mission to prevent impending catastrophe.
As Ragnar prepared to make a move to safeguard the vulnerable healer girls, a tense standoff ensued. The Cescil soldiers, torches in hand, lined up beside the oil-soaked girls, making their intentions unmistakably clear.
They stood poised to unleash the fiery threat at any moment, casting an ominous and palpable sense of imminent peril across the entire chamber.
The situation had escalated to a dire impasse, with the fate of those involved teetering on a knife's edge.