"I hope you're all ready to go." Anna told her two recruits "We've got a mission in the western part of the kingdom, so we're headed to an ancient ruin known as the Eternal Sanctum. I'm almost positive that the the power sleeping there will aid to the Order of Heroes well!"
"What sort of power is it Commander?" Sharena, her youngest and greenest ward asked.
"I don't know the details," Anna admitted "But Zacharias urged me to investigate it before he disappeared."
"Zacharias did?" Sharena asked, surprised, Anna didn't bring up their old friend often.
"I see. Even though he can't rejoin us, he's doing what he can to help." Alfonse, Anna's eldest and overall more responsible ward, said "Let's go. I want to see what lies in wait for us there!"
Something about Alfonse's tone stung, but Anna pushed those thoughts to the back of her mind. They were irrelevant and she had a duty to fulfill as the Orders sole remaining veteran. They would deal with the elephant in the room another day.
