Summary/disclaimer: Enjoy another chapter of Cold, Cold Hearts. Enjoy the 4900-word chapter. I do not own Genshin Impact, MiHoYo, and a few others do.
He said nothing as he seemed to look down at her before he crossed his arms and started to glance around at what to do next.
"What is on your mind?" Eula questioned before she heard her friend start to look at her with a raised eyebrow as he did so.
"The duty that we have been given. This place has been weirder than anything we have been around." She heard as she rested on her sword. "There will be an invasion when it comes down to it. The rest of the soldiers are waiting for your orders and what the next move is. We do not know what will come next." Gencio stated before he rolled his eyes.
He was honestly far too curious in her mind. She had so much to say, so many ideas and questions when it came down to it.
"We do not know what will be happening next. The invasion they plan is not going to go as planned. It is going to be horrible if they think nobody is going to step out of line when it comes to these plans." Eula stated to which her friend seemed to lean on his scythe.
There was a crazed look on his face as he pondered his options. This had become a far more vexing place that had become odd when they seemed to question it.
"And what happens if there are more soldiers here than we expected? We are not going to react to an attack of that caliber." Gencio stated before he sighed and rubbed at his temples as he did so.
This place was honestly curious when it came down to it. This had become odder than anything it had been before. It had been odder than anything.
Eula was a warrior and he understood entirely what her plans were. This had become odd when it came down to it. He was going to be out of his depth if she had a real plan.
"We will hold as we have been holding for many years. There will be no end to this type of conquest from them." Eula stated before she tapped her fingers together. "We both know what will happen if they reach here. They will burn everything they see." Eula stated which made Gencio nod and raise an eyebrow.
"They are still going to want another battle with us. They have been at war with us for a longer time than we have been alive, Captain." Eula heard as she nodded. "The longer we draw this out? The longer they will rain death and suffering down on everything we care about." Gencio stated before he rubbed at his eyes and yawned.
It had been a far more honest and amusing thing when it comes down to it. Whoever was coming to their front was not very smart. They made classic mistakes on the path that had become odd as of the second. It had made him curious about what the captain had been doing now.
"What is your plan when they return to hunt this area?" She heard to which there was a frown.
He looked at her with a very large frown He began to grow as he sighed and questioned what would come if not for this. They were not in the position for war, nor did they have the troops or supplies when it came down to it. This conflict told them that something big was coming, something that could not be ignored when it came down to it.
He was honestly interested in her plans, though. They could not attempt to run from their past forever. There was only so much that could be done to prevent them from that.
Eula hummed and rested her sword on her shoulder, interested in the conflict itself. She was aware of what was coming sooner or later.
They had something she was missing when it came down to their tactics. Still? She would find that out sooner or later given enough time and effort.
He sighed to himself before rolling his eyes at the woman. It would not be much good for a while. There was only going to be more pain and suffering on the battlefield if they did not stop this.
The fact of the matter was they were outmatched on the battlefield and nothing was going to change that or how they acted at the end of the day.
Gencio rubbed at his eyes, all amused by this. He was going to be interested in how this would go. It was honestly curious as to what was going on, the more this war raged on inside.
The more annoyed he felt nobody was telling them what was going on next.
"Should I go and get the rest of the troops ready for the deployments?" Eula heard as she nodded and turned towards Gencio who had yet to fall.
He rubbed at his temples, looking around as he did so. It was honestly a lot odder when it came down to the tactics and what was going on.
Eula knew the truth, but she was not telling him, not that he could blame her for how many people would go along with the lies. There was no telling who was right and who was wrong, it all came down to simple tactics and ethics. This had to end sooner or later sadly.
"Will there be anything else?" Gencio asked while he raised an eyebrow at her to which she frowned and shook her head toward him. "Then I will see to it that there is more coming sooner or later. The second the next batch of news comes? I will talk to you then." Gencio stated before he sighed to himself.
This would be the insanity of the time being when it questions the time being. He had known to know as of the second before he questioned before now.
Still? Gencio knew her more than anything. He knew the woman was someone who could be powerful. She had been a powerful question about what to do next before he tilted his head before now.
He knew more than anything that this woman was dangerous and the only one who seemed to care about the war at the time.
He had a lot more to see and do next. He knew for a time before he questioned what to do next, he seemed to tilt his head before he hummed as he questioned.
He had a lot more to do next before he hummed to himself. The idea before he seemed to hum as he tilted his head before now. There was a lot more on the time being when all was said and done before he questioned what to do next. He seemed to hum before he hummed to himself.
Whatever little power he had was not even slightly enough to handle her before now. This had been something that Gencio was a lot more focused on for the time being.
He brushed off his clothes and looked downwards into the middle of the arena. He had been something that needed to question what was the move for the time being.
Whatever it had been before now? The plans had been something that he wished to entirely concern himself with.
Oh, did he wish to know for the time being what had been on her mind? They had a lot more to try and deal with for now, they had a lot more to try and figure out, he hummed to himself.
"What are we doing next?" Eula heard before she shrugged at him before now. "This had been something fun for you, hasn't it? All the control in the world. Now, this had been something you want to control… Isn't it?" Eula heard as she hummed and sighed.
She wanted control and power… But not at the same level she had before now. This had been something that had been a lot more interesting for the time being. She had been a lot more curious as of the time being.
Whatever power he had next was something he wanted more of. It had been an interesting topic for the time being. Gencio cleared his throat before he tilted his head, he seemed to ponder what to do next.
The time being had been something fun when it came down to it.
There had been a lot more to this situation than he seemed to question for the time being. This plan had been something of the time.
It would be something odd for him if not for the fact he had so little faith in the woman. She had earned her place as a leader compared to a little-known idea that had not exactly come true for now.
It was something he knew better than to question for now. They had a lot more maddening for now, a decision that could and would be able to relax once more as of the time being.
He yawned to himself before now. So much to say, so much to do, and oh so much time to focus on for now.
It just did not properly seem to be handled while questioned while he hummed to himself, while all of this was done and dusted.
If anything? They had a lot more to question than what it seemed to probably hum while as of now. He seemed to handle what to question before now. He tilted his head, unsure of what it seemed to be as of now.
"This going to be a nightmare, isn't it?" Eula stated as her friend hummed, she tilted her head.
He tilted his head and looked up at the roof before he questioned before he seemed to be oddly upon the mind.
He had so much more on his mind, so much more that could not handle. He sighed and looked at the woman who had been the leader up till now. There was a lot more to focus on, a lot more to do. He sighed as he questioned himself for the time being.
Eula hummed and looked up at the sky. There was a lot more to question before now, a lot more to do when it came to ending it. Eula looked at her partner, her friend, someone who had the more proper skills.
Yet? There was a lot more to do. He rubbed at his temples, looking against the wall behind him. He seemed to understand to himself before he sighed.
"What are we going to do next?" Eula questioned what to do next.
"Hmm." Gencio as he tilted his head before he hummed about what to do next.
He shrugged and looked up at the sky. He tapped at his nose before speaking to her.
"I'm going to guess that's your call," Gencio stated before he tilted his head before as of now.
Gencio hated the fact that this was all said and done before he questioned what to do next. This was a lot more to have gotten somewhere.
Such a problem was only to bother… Such a problem only served to lift him from the ground. She had to have a plan, he did not at all.
He would have been there for now. He would be all too prepared for the worst, and so was whatever else was on his mind. Yes, this much had been decided for now. He could not have allowed them to get so far so quickly.
He did not know what it would have done if he had not relaxed for now. This was a problem with such a thing, something that he could not recall, so scarcely seen within such a manner that it terrified him.
Still? Eula was the woman who had been the leader of the army and the soldier whom he had looked up to now. He did not know what it would have been it seemed to be a lot worse sooner or later when it came down to it.
There was only so much on his mind. He did not know what it would have been in this spot.
He did not know what she had been cooking up in his mind which meant he could have done something to have to focus on which meant he had more to do next. That? That was hidden from him as it was from her and it bothered them both.
Neither wanted to be in this position and neither enjoyed being here where it could be dealt with plainly and without any sort of rules or countermeasures. That? And that alone sealed his fate now when it came down to it at the time.
He did not even know what to question, for now, he did not know what Eula had planned to do, and he did not know what was coming before he questioned what to do next.
Eula was someone special, she was beyond powerful now. He questioned what to do next… Life was just odd like that to him and Gencio was curious for the life of him what Eula was to say about his skills.
"I don't think you know what's going to happen if we don't take care of the enemy," Gencio stated before he rubbed up the tip of his nose.
It was not a lie. Their enemy was vast, powerful, and eager to kill them all if possible, and dance on their ashes. The only damn way they could have allowed this to have ended. Eula was a very odd woman and her plans were massively unorthodox. It was something he had yet to experiment upon.
"What will happen next if I don't?" Eula questioned to which Gencio shrugged before he looked around the room. "There are half a hundred warriors here. We have possibly a few hundred soldiers and less than that if some of them break under less morale." Eula added before she rubbed at her side.
She did not understand her men and she did not wish to. They were warriors, simple warriors which meant she could allow them to fight, allow them to enjoy them.
Gencio leaned on his weapon as he looked up at the woman. He knew she had problems being a warrior with any type of command and he understood her plans well, they were good warriors but both had understood the boundaries of her plans.
"We need to go back to the base, Gencio. We need to get more training in before the next move is made. Our plan is going to have to be more complex." Eula said as she sheathed her sword across her back as she did so.
"Well, we don't know what the enemy will do anyway, I've sent some scouts to try and go after their base," Gencio said to which he smiled.
"Good," Eula said before she sighed and looked around. "I don't know what to have done if they get their defenses ready," Eula stated to which Gencio fell silent before rubbing at his eyes.
It was clear if anything there was more to this than it seemed. Work like this was… Something he did not care for at the end of the day.
Perhaps it was to be something that needed to be attended to, perhaps it was more work than it needed to be. There was a lot more to need to focus upon ten before, but anything besides it ended sometime soon.
Eula was all too much before he questioned what to do next before now as she seemed to have to need to focus upon now. it was not going to be something that needed to be said and done as of now.
Eula crossed her arms and looked at her friend before it came to have to question upon now. There were more and more problems that were all too much of an issue upon now as of now for the time being what to need to focus upon.
Eula was all too much to need to question as he clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth before he sighed. It was a lot more to question before now as he rubbed his side, all too eager to try and relax to such a measure that it would get more and more tired at the end of the time being.
Such measures would only make them grow stronger and stronger. It was a lot more of a measure for them, all their exhaustion grew now as they got better and better.
Still? They needed to get to a better place in time. A far better time when they could relax and so much of it could get better and better at the time being over and repeatedly until it all was sent screaming into the depths.
It was a nice reminder of what could be done and what would be done if not handled properly… They had a lot more to try again and again to fixate upon and drag down.
It was clear more and more if anything all of them had a lot more to try and fix.
Still? It would be nothing if not fun and exciting for now… Something that could easily be predicted and countered… But everything else? Sure, it would work, but at what cost… What it could be was something better than expected.
Something better than anything at the end of the time being and all of them seemed aware of it and how well it would and could work out for the best.
Someone allowed it to at the end of the day and she knew it, Gencio was aware of it more and more and all that it entailed now, such beautiful statues in the wind.
Still? They were warriors, soldiers even. It was their duty to fight even if they hated it, hated every small little duty that came with being soldiers within the military.
They did not even have a choice, to begin with, both were career soldiers which meant dealing with things far beyond their control, far beyond their fathoming now, and something that could and would get to be all too easily done within such a thing.
It was impossible not to and it would continue to be such a way that they could relax now. This was all too easy to try and understand a certain way and it was… This was weird if something went awry with such distractions and it would be harder and harder than it was possible now.
If they continued to go? They would die along the path sooner or later. The ideas in his mind only allowed him to continue being a certain way when it came to it.
He did not even know what was going to happen because it was so awkward, so odd, and uncertain for now. The ideas coursing through their heads never really reminded him of what to do when all was said and done.
All of them knew what was coming, they knew more and more that if they did not deal with it. They had a larger amount of confidence when all options were over.
"You know plenty of people will die when it comes down to it, the war is going to cause so many, many deaths upon now and so many soldiers will be unable to adjust. I do not know if you believe it will properly allow something to change and for us to win the war properly." Eula stated before she looked down at the ground.
All of it reminded her over and more that they would be able to relax once more, all of it was not going to end sometime soon. They had little else to try and deal with, little that could not be overcome at the end of the day.
This just reminded them more and more that if something else went wrong? They would be left without good allies, without the ability to properly deal with another siege. They needed reinforcements, something that was not going to bother them.
"I have a plan, but it will require more allies than before. All of it means we will continue fighting which means I will need you and your men." Eula said as there was a nod, looking down at the ground.
She knew that battles also were not won or lost here, they were won and lost with tactics, ones decided by forces far beyond their own. She would be completely adrift if it continued.
"Then what do you suggest? We continue to fight and lose what little power we have or retreat and link up back at the fort?" Gencio questioned before being given a nod.
"We will retreat and deal with it all at the fort. The sooner we get to fight them all off? the sooner we are going to get that over with. The better, we need more and more people to try and deal with." Gencio stated before he looked downwards at the ground.
All of it seemed only to bother the officer, knowing very little could be done to try and see it for the time being. He had a lot more to see and do as he sighed and glided himself downwards at the end of the time.
All of it is going to be harder and harder to figure out, he had a lot more to see and do. He had a lot more to see and do something about it… If for no other reason than he understood what was expected, again and again, he saw something else in the distance and it scared him.
Truly? It did and for good reason. He had a lot of regrets to deal with, something he did not even know for now because he could not at all. They had a lot more for the time being.
He had a lot more to try and deal with, so much more ready to figure out as he hummed to himself once more.
They had something that tried to bother him again and again at the end of the day, something about it all again and again now, something that he keeps dealing with once more.
This would not end anytime soon, not well enough. They had a LOT more to try and figure out as he sighed, eclipsing for now what had to end at the ground… Something more and something less with each passing little second of the day.
He had a lot more to end for now… Something about it all measured up a LOT worse than before, a LOT worse than before. Something that bothered her.
"You know damn well what excuses bring up as he looked downwards to the side. All of this is not going to end well, is it?" Eula heard as she sighed before looking downwards at the ground.
It would not end anytime so, a measure of time they did not have… Nor want to do something about it at the end of the day.
Because both saw the damn end coming and dreaded it… Dreaded it MASSIVELY more than it should have been dreaded, this sort of thing is massively odder and odder.
Yes, it seemed a VERY big gamble to say the least, coupled with the fact that it almost seemed to be impossible to fail for now, impossible to try and figure something out, knowing that it could be dealt with.
Perhaps Gencio was utterly unsure and unfathomable about it in waves and droves that not even he would know. They had so many details to try and figure out that it almost made him uncertain of what to try and deal with next.
He had ideas to try and figure out, something about it all seemed only to relax more and utterly unable to deal with for now.
It was something that cut through his mind at the end of the day, something about it all seemed to keep growing and growing for now, utter madness. He had a lot of words, utterly maddened for now.
It was not going to be easy… And he knew that as he was aware of the problems inside such a line of questioning for now as he hummed before he relaxed again and again.
The annoyance in his brain grew again and again with every single little idea. It would be harder and harder to fix but it was cutting to the quick, an ideal that had best been blown out of the way of their ideas.
Perhaps it would be better than this or perhaps not, it could not be done without sufficient time nor effort and it would not be dealt with at all if they had been given ample time and effort to correct it.
The soldier within Gencio could hardly understand her motivations for now but it was clear he would not be able to for good reason. He was nothing more than a pawn within the plans for now and for good reason, he acted according to his station before he paused to himself, he had been too interested in the chaos within.
He had been too chaotic enough for now, for something going wrong. He had a lot more on his mind as he seemed to be dealt with for now, he had been prepared for it.
He had a lot more on his mind… The chaos in which he could not prepare for now… It was worth it, for now, to see something worth for. It was something that could be dealt with in this way… He had been too thrown off, too unwilling to compromise, he had something else to deal with.
"Get everyone ready, we are going to war soon. There will not be something else left after this," Eula stated before she paused to try and deal with it for now. It was chaotic enough and it would not matter soon enough.
He had been too interested for now and this was not going to be ended anytime soon, not with it all going topside enough.
He was prepared for now; he had been prepared for now as he clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth… Even then? There was something to be done.
That much alone would be something to take in, something which he had been dealing grievous wounds all over the place. They had been too interested in what came next… For there was little to have to deal with and she knew him, herself at the end of the day.
All this chaos was something she could deal with for now. She had been too unfamiliar with it as she seemed to think of it for now. She sighed before she looked to the side… Even then? She had been too unwilling to have done it.
She paused to think of it for now as she looked to try and knew what was coming next. There were a few seconds of what was going on and she could not have been dealt with at the end of the day.
Even if there was a way to deal with it? She would not have allowed it in such a way and she knew it.
He was a soldier and so was she so it was all coming together for now and that would not change now and ever.
He had been able to relax for now as he clicked his fingers before he paused, thinking only of what he would do next before now as he paused, letting it all come crashing down to the ground.
Yet? He had been tired, worn down, and relaxed for now as he paused to try and deal with it as he sighed to let it all grow.
He had been familiar with it as he sighed and then crossed his arms before he sighed to himself and then looked downwards to the ground.
Eula yawned, looking over at her friend as she thought of their next move. He had not been familiar with that and it seemed good enough for him and that alone would be enough… It had always been enough to have been done and dusted,
That and that alone seemed to save him, it was to be something he held in his mind for so long.
It would and could drive someone insane with grief, to be left at the tender mercies of it at the end of the day. That seemed enough to drive him over the deep end sooner or later and sooner being better than later in that case for now.
He sighed and began slowly walking away, knowing he would probably collapse to the ground again in a giant heap, he was not questioning himself so much as her when it came down to it.
She had been too interested in what was growing for now and figured for now.
She had been enough for now as she paused to think of what was going on.
Author Note
Phew. Another chapter is done! I want to point out that the next chapter will be in 2-10 months and will show more and more of Eula and Gencio relaxing for now. Until the 900–6500-word chapter, Lighting Wolf out!
