Inside the Deer Gate South Mountain Earthen Fort, Kyle helped Velin up from a pile of corpses.
"Water... is there any water?"
Licking his cracked lips, Velin was somewhat delirious and felt pain all over his body.
Kyle instinctively wanted to fetch water from the well, but stopped the next moment. He drew the small knife he carried, cut open an artery, and held his hand close to Velin's mouth.
Sensing the warm "water source," Velin instinctively began to suck, easing his body's thirst and hunger.
A few minutes later, Velin slowly drifted into sleep.
"You few, come here."
Kyle tore off a strip of cloth and bandaged his wound before calling to several Knight Squires nearby.
"My lord."
The men dragged their exhausted bodies over to Kyle and answered respectfully.
"The master is asleep now. You few, carry him back to his room."
"Yes."
As Velin's adjutant, with his master unconscious, he needed to take on the duties of temporary commander: tallying casualties, handling the aftermath, and preventing the monsters from returning.
At five o'clock the following afternoon, Velin slowly woke up in bed. He felt incomparably hungry and tried to struggle to his feet.
"Don't move. Lie down first."
The familiar voice filled Velin with warmth. Turning his head, he saw that Flora was actually sitting beside his bed.
"Aunt, why did you come?"
"I rushed here to collect your corpse." Flora scolded him with a stern face.
Velin could hear her anger in her tone and explained softly, "Given the circumstances, as the commander, I had to fulfill my duty."
"Fine, I know. Leave the rest to me. This war is about to end, so recover properly for the next few days. I'll find a chance to take you to meet our regiment commander." Seeing Velin's stubborn