Ionia, 1425 hrs.
Commander Lito's Camp
Her head was hurting, she felt like utter crap and her eyes refused to open. Riven let out a groan, and she really felt like she got stomped on by a Jaeger. She was about to raise a hand to wipe at her face, only to realise that she was bound by something.
"Huh...?"
Just then, footsteps were heard. Even though her eyelids complained, she tried to open her eyes once more, immediately shutting it when sunlight streamed into her eyes. The flutter of the cloth of the tent told her that someone had entered, and the lack of footsteps only served to confirm her suspicions.
"Of everyone who participated in that battle, you happened to be the only one to live. Did you deserve that chance? I don't think so." The cold voice had cut into Riven, causing her to flinch as she relived the memories of the day before. About the loss of the company, and Payden-
"Neither do I," she weakly replied, her head refusing to look up even though her eyes were wide open by then. Her suit had blood stains on it, her blood, no doubt. With a mirthful smile, she thought that it would be a huge pain to clean that off.
"Easy for you to say that now, Noxian," the Commander coolly retorted, earning an enraged Riven to look up and glare at her.
"With all due respect, you weren't even there! You didn't see what happened at the place!" Her outburst died down as she slumped against the chair she was bound to, a weak laugh on her lips. "Fury Company was about to be eradicated. I had to call for reinforcements. Noxus betrayed us. The Zaunites came in to bombard everyone, Noxian or Ionian. If we were to die, we deserved it. The Ionians should've won, and us, dead." Riven herself couldn't understand why she was telling the commander that, but she didn't question it. Would it really matter to anyone? Knowing how that whole battle went down, she was probably counted as dead, and there were probably no ways of identifying anyone with the bodies in that state.
Commander Lito could only shoot a look of disdain at the bound soldier before her. The poster child of Noxus being in this state was truly pathetic. She let out a sigh and began to walk out of the tent.
"... And I was the one who called their doom in."
The Commander stopped short to cast a final glance at the figure slumped against the chair. She couldn't help but to feel a slight pang of pity at how defeated Riven had sounded, but there was no time for that, especially since Riven was a Noxian. But Noxus had betrayed her. Shaking these thoughts out of her head, she resumed her strides. This whole situation would be an entire headache to deal with.
Ionia, 1700 hrs.
Commander Lito's Camp
"Scouts have reported that there is a second platoon of Jaegers coming in from Couer Valley again," Master Yi spoke as he gestured to the said valleys painted on the war map in the centre of the table.
"Do we have enough men to defend the Valley?" Karma worriedly asked. The previous battle there had been equally devastating to both parties in the war, especially more so for the Ionians, whose Military was outnumbered by the Noxians.
"We have enough for this battle, but if there is another one, there would be trouble, I'm afraid..." The Commander pointed out, a frown on her face. Karma sighed and moved over to black-haired girl, giving a reassuring grip on her shoulder.
"We can talk about this later, when we have a fresher mind to think about plans, Irelia. Would that be alright, Master Yi?"
Yi only nodded. "Maybe you can try getting some information from that scum we've captured," he added with a shrug, but the slight frown on his face made his displeasure obvious.
Irelia looked at the two and nodded with a weak smile. "Rest well, you both."
Ionia, 1835 hours
Riven's Holding Area
For the whole day, all the heard were talks about yesterday's battle, and that the Ionian soldiers were all wondering if the 'Noxian scum will be executed by the Commander'. While it sounded dreary, she found herself not really opposing to such an action. Said Commander had startled her by suddenly entering the tent with a tray and a lamp in her hands. She gently set both items on the table near where she sat before stepping back to inspect the prisoner.
"Soraka has healed you well, I must say." Riven was taken aback, blinking a little in surprise.
This was an interesting way to take care of a prisoner. In Noxus, anything and everything could be done to the prisoners, including allowing them to starve to death or whatnot. It was an effective way of forcing information out of people. Then again, she reminded herself, she was no longer in Noxus. While dwelling in her thoughts, she had failed to notice that her bindings had been undone, and was rudely brought back to reality by a knife point prodding at a major artery on her neck.
"While I do doubt your ability to escape in such a weakened state, I hope that you would cooperate with me and not do anything funny." Riven nodded dumbly. Satisfied, the Commander stood back upright and moved back to her original position, her body barring the entrance of the tent.
"Now, do eat. Rest assured that neither the food nor the water is poisoned." Riven looked at the tray, and it was then that she realised how hungry she was. She spared the Commander a glance before reaching out to grab the bowl and a pair of chopsticks. "After this, we talk," Commander Lito continued. Riven nodded as she swallowed her food.
"Of course, we shall. Thank you for your... Hospitality, Commander Lito." The black haired female only let out a short bark of laughter before settling in a comfortable silence, only broken occasionally when the wooden pair of chopsticks knocked against the ceramic bowl Riven held.
A/N:
Well, I have to admit, this was a little bit of a filler chapter. Riven's too important to be killed, plus the question is, will she play a part in the Couer Valley battle later? Hm hm?
Hope you liked this chapter, and please do review.
