Ben's Shock
( Ben Faulkner's POV )
The next day, as Ben made his way out of the ruins and towards the nearest village, he was surprised to see that there was an increased patrol activity near the village border by the Empire's soldiers.
The village he was visiting was called 'Freierhelm' and it was not a border village under threat by demons, nor was it a particularly important industrial hub that needed to be protected, which was why the added security seemed suspicious and out of place.
"Since when does Freierhelm have patrol?" Ben muttered, as he easily snuck past them to enter the town alongside Lin.
Once inside, the village itself seemed normal with the commoners not seeming too worried about some catastrophic event on the verge of unfolding which could explain the sudden bump in security, which made Ben wonder if there was an increased threat from wild beasts in the area?
Because if not, the added security made no sense once again.