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IN OTHER WORDS, HE'S THROUGH FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. Y-YOU DOLT! IF YOU FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THAT...I CAN'T GUARANTEE YOUR SURVIVAL! Ge GUARANTEE? WHAT THE HELL'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH WAR, ANYWAY? I WON'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OUTCOME! | Ty, NORMALLY SOMEONE WITH “Bi THAT MANY WOUNDS A SHOULD HAVE V7 PASSED OUT LONG BEFORE NOW... /\\ WELL, I DON’T SUPPOSE HIS LIFE IS IN DANGER... FIGHTIN’ TILL THE END OF THIS CAMPAIGN EVEN IF
Tak IN ANY | CASE, THANK GOODNESS YOU TWO WERE] I-—<—s ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK SAFE AND SOLIND. rity yy Kf Ay : Ny i Won ~ yy COUNCIL AT HEAD- “\ QUARTERS. | SY BY THE WAY, WHERE'S
AND JUST WHEN THESE TWO CAME BACK. BAD MINE’S
GO TO GRIFFITH. L is Myint | THOUGH, IT’S "| PRETTY COLD FOR EVEN BOSS S\\ GRIFFITH TO GO TO A WAR COLINCIL \ RIGHT Now. yl WY "FE x WO “ag ZF GO TO YOUR SWORD ¢ MASTER WN Minin ait NY I GUESS WE'VE GOT CAPTAIN GUTS TO THANK THIS TIME AROUND. REALLY WORRIED OH YEAH, WE REALLY WEREN'T SURE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN FOR AWHILE MAN... WE'RE $0 RELIEVED, SIs!
COULD I SEE YOU FOR A BIT? THOLIGHT U'D TELL} YOU SOME- |, "THOSE TWO ARE VITAL TO THE BAND OF THE HAWK.” GRIFFITH DECIDED TO SEND OUT A SEARCH PARTY TO FIND YOU «THE NOBLES AROUND HIM HIS DECISION FOR VARIOUS \ REASONS.
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HE WAS GOOD FOLK, AND THAT'S WHAT HE GAVE ME WHEN I WAS BADLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS THIS ELF IN A TRAVELING ENTERTAINMENT TROUPE I USED TO WORK FOR YEARS AGO. ==— » DON'T SWEAT IT. io IT'S A GOOD DEAL f . BUT IF YOU THINK wn THEY ABOUT IT, ONE BAG OP} REALLY OF MEDICINE FOR (| A HUNDRED DEAD , ENEMIES. / | \/ Vi THANKS TO THAT STUFF. h vA ~ J YD 4 Th SA = WM Se { AX : WELL, I IT’S GUESS TRUE. NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE IN THEM WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IN THEM OR NOT DOESN'T POWDER IS CERTIFIED EFFECTIVE. WI, oS ti” , py py th \\r ey N Fj
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«CONTAINS TINY DREAMS AND HOPES... HE'S MY SECONDHE SWEARS te) HE'LL GET aoe PROMOTED TO PROPOSED TO A WOMAN, BUT LEADING A SHE REFUSED HUNDRED MEN BECAUSE SHE SOON AND PROPOSE pipn'T WANT TO AGAIN. HE DOESN'T BE WITH A CARE HOW RISKY IT'LL COMMON BE IN BATTLE. WELL, SOLDIER. “@ I GUESS EVERYONE'S STAKED THEMSELVES ON LOST CAUSES. : ONCE THE w WAR'S OVER, HE PLANS H TO OPENA H CLOTHING SHOP i IN DOWNTOWN fl WINDHAM WITH N MONEY HE'S WY, REALLY GASTON'S THING...
YOU'RE RIGHT. MAYBE THEY'VE ALL BROUGHT THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL LITTLE FLAMES TOGETHER ¥ HERE. YOU COULD SCATTER THEM JUST BY BLOWING, .. THROW SO ALL THEM- THOSE SELVES |: INTO THE BIGGEST BOMFIRE. CAMPFIRE OF DREAMG...
THE BLAZING INFERNO eee NAMED GRIFFITH.
\ I'M JUST WARMING MYSELF... I JUST STOPPED IN BY CHANCE. yf fits ‘
Ros WILL THE MERCENARY LEADER WHO RAISED ME TAUGHT ME NOTHING BEYOND HOW TO WIELD A SWORD. sel KEPT FIGHTING i LZ, MA CONFIDENT I CAN SURVIVE ANY BATTLE. THAT'S HOW IT'S BEEN UP TILL NOW. REALLY MEAN MUCH. I WAS ON THE BATTLEFIELD BEFORE TI WAS OLD LIKE THIS TIME... BUT JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO DIE... JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW MORE THAN HOW TO USE THIS... EVEN BEFORE I JOINED THE BAND OF THE HAWK...NO MATTER HOW BADLY THE BATTLE WAS LOST, I MYSELF WAS SURE TO SURVIVE.
«TO LEAVE THE MOST ESSENTIAL REASON FOR FIGHTIN’ UP TO OTHER PEOPLE. TALKIN’ THAN ANYTHING, I'VE ALWAYS AND WHY THE HELL'D I TELL YOU ALL THAT?
+eeD'M FIGHTIN’ TILL THE END OF THIS CAMPAIGN, LIKE EVEN IF I HAVE I SAID... GUTS! HE SAID HE HEARD YOU TWO WERE SAFE AND ADVANCED HIS SCHEDULE A DAY! GRIFFITH'S COME BACK! ey_ tae WLU Md
DOING SO PLISHING I’M SORRY, EXPOSED MYSELF —)7 GRIFFITH. THE MEN OF WHEN I . i NC gveRYONE MY UNIT TO \ WASN'T > HAD TO DANGER. NOT \ WELL AND . \ DEAL WITH JUST THEM, RAY GOING To A MESS EITHER. GUTS THE FRONT BECAUSE AND HIS WAS MY OF ME. RAIDERS, MISTAKE. ( G | TOO... Z _—_ ka (N $e) (er = < j oy Fe MONS SS is f fee f ‘is 7) << 7}; VSS Sue JN
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BE SO EASILY... DOLDREY
THE ONLY UNWOUNDED REPORTING/! MEN LEFT OUR ARMY'S ARE AT CASUALTIES HEADQUARTERS!! ARE VERY
THE HOLy | PLIRPLE RHINO We hu SO, ; KNIGHTS! MS ae ‘| a ) nos KNIGHTS...!! eae BCANPE a Zs ey, Gan Se yy Hl}
AS ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE, THIS HUNDRED YEAR WAR WAS INITIATED BY CHUDER’S INVASION INTO OUR KINGDOM'S TERRITORY. FORTRESS OF DOLDREY ORIGINALLY ; BELONGED TO Std US FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS AND WAS PIVOTAL IN THE DEFENSE FF OF OUR BORDER. BUT IN THE HUNDRED YEARS SINCE IT HAS FALLEN INTO CHUDER HANDS, IRONICALLY IT HAS BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR THEIR INVASION AGAINST US. 2 ~<A tn + CA) rm A a ee ps WY ~b/4 2 ‘BS: Di scales THE BATTLE FOR DOLDREY, CHAPTER 1
HOWEVER, WHATEVER MILITARY CHUDER IS MIGHT THE EMPIRE CURRENTLY BOASTS, THEY UNDERGOING SHOULDN'T BE ABLE A SUDDEN CRISIS TO SPARE THEIR OF INTERNAL FULL POTENTIAL Yj, A. CONFLICT OVER Ge; THE NEXT Guy SUCCESSION VY YY a\ TO THE xf CPPS THRONE! aK : SURELY UNA THis IS A > (“) MZ ONE-IN-ASAR Cay eset V7) \ forus! } IF WE LAND WILL ~ {| ZEA LET THIS RECAPTURED!! l; q } SLIP AWAY, i ’ DOLDREY... WHAT'S MORE, THE MAIN OCCUPYING FORCE |S THE MIGHTIEST OF CHUDER'S KNIGHT CORPS, LED BY THE VALIANT GENERAL BOSCOGN!/ CERTAINLY DOLDREY Is ple | IMPENEPURPLE RHINO KNIGHTS//
NOT TO MENTION THAT THE ' NN q WHITE TIGER KNIGHTS, A WARFARE... Ea | TWO GREATEST FORCES, : COULD NOT TAKE THE FORTRESS...WHAT A BITTER DAY OF DEFEAT!! \ y i? MOREOVER, IF THE SIEGE DRAGS OUT, THE INEVITABLE RESULT WILL BE A PINCER ATTACK BY THE ENEMY ff WHEN THEIR MAIN FORCE FLANKS US! ) PERILOUS!! IN THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN, THE PRIMARY FORCE OF THE WHITE TIGER KNIGHTS HAS ALREADY BEEN REDUCED BY pete ET \ ) FOUR TENTHS! THERE (=\ 6) IS NO GUARANTEE ~ THAT EVEN ALL-our (2 > Cy > >>> | ve Px? WE COULD BE WIPED ( \ WAR WOULD CAUSE OUT! {) DOLDREY TO FALL! |» a
BUT...NOW THAT \ @ = IF WE LOOK AT IT ; ; | . OVERALL, THIS WE'VE LOST THE | we WHITE TIGER —— } Jf Aa ) 2 CAMPAIGN IS A KNIGHTS. =< lia > A Ap VICTORY! \S THERE 2 , S r es REALLY ANY REASON ALL THE TROOPS WE'VE ALREADY DEPLOYED WOULD HAVE BEEN IN VAIN! THE FINAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS CAMPAIGN HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CAPTURE OF DOLDREY! FAILING THAT, THERE'S NO CHANCE OF nS RECLAIMING OUR r 4 \ \ Cri Sh TEREIORY HOWEVER MUCH OF A GODSEND YOLI'RE CONSIDERED ON THE BATTLEFIELD, THERE ARE SOME THINGS ONE CAN'T 90... 7" THE VICTOR THAT YOU ARE, DO YOU 7 THINK THERE'S ANYTHING YOU _ Saree tft OM GMAL Gi.) wy(¥ Folin 4? ye
COUNTLESS DISTINGUISHED 4 ane COMMANDERS AND GREAT (3 Sins i hee GENERALS HAVE ACCEPT-\(" fktrss ED THE CHALLENGE AND NOT ONE OF THEM 2 HAS BEEN ABLE TO tree RECAPTURE iad, a N-NONSENSE/! LISTEN TO ME! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY TIMES IN THE PAST HUNDRED YEARS THAT FORTRESS HAS GONE UNDAUNTED DESPITE OUR CONSTANT EFFORTS TO CAPTURE IT?!