"Marzana…"
Aeola crouched beside her, but Marzana barely seemed to hear her as she stared at the ruined capital. They had passed through Paradis before entering the sanctuary, leaving the evacuees in the care of the elven soldiers. She could still remember the people waiting to be let inside.
"Where is everyone…?" she asked, allowing Raxon to take her other arm.
Before either of them could answer, a woman with blonde hair and golden eyes emerged from behind a collapsed building. Upon noticing Levada, she hurried towards the group, her bloodstained armour clinking with each step.
"Levada! What happened to all of you?"
"We encountered Aziza." Levada looked past her towards the smoke rising from the streets. "What happened here?"
Anna stopped in front of them. Although the demon lord's name made her want to ask further, several people behind Levada looked as though they would collapse before she could finish.
"Come with me. The wounded are being treated nearby."
