Bigger Distraction

Julius, scared of his wits, fell with his but on the ground.

"Deserters are to be killed on the spot. Are you going against military orders?" Vera asked without a hint of remorse as she looked at Alvin.

Unsurprisingly, Alvin was also quite scared. Nonetheless, he didn't regret intervening. "I... I just think all this plan is bullshit. That's why I stopped you."

Vera raised her Katar. She wasn't very good at head-on combats, but she would carry the orders through. "Does that mean you are also a deserter?"

Claus tried to calm them down. "Het, stop it! Xanzion will notice us!"

It was then that Linfel spoke for Alvin. "Vera, I think there is more to it than what you know. Alvin seems to have understood something, too. Can you at least give him the chance to speak? How long do we have until the distractions start?"