CHAPTER 12
The fighting was constant. A Begnion dracoknight was busy flying over the area looking and watching over the battle. As Ilyana saw the Begnion dracoknight, and knowing that Thunder Magic was its weakness, she decided to strike it down. However what she didn't know was that there was a whole army of Begnion dracoknights being led by a fierce dragonmaster.
"What have I gone and done…" said Ilyana.
Vika the raven laguz later shifted into her raven form and went after the dracoknights. Davela of the Laguz Confederation Legion also wanted some beorc in her as well, and decided to work with Vika to strike down the Begnion wyvern-mounted knights.
Meanwhile, Rafiel the heron laguz was busy with Micaiah curing the people who were hurt severely. As Queen Nailah was overlooking what the two were doing, she later turned around, seeing her vassal Volug struggle to deal with an insubordinate Begnion sentinel captain. Nailah quickly gave into action, mauling the face off the sentinel. She was also sniffing around for anything that could be taken. Once a vulnerary was found in the deceased man's satchel, she howled for Sothe to come and take it.
"Thanks, Nailah." said Sothe. He later ran to deal with more Begnion soldiers.
Meanwhile with Beata, Brycen, Rita, and Carl, who were running on foot while Cecily Fliesher was in the sky on her pegasus, they were chasing after bandits and not Begnion soldiers. However, Cecily noticed a Begnion soldier right behind them, and decided to do some distraction with it.
"Halt!" yelled the Begnion soldier.
"Very well, then." said Cecily. "Ooh, what's that over there?" she asked as she was pointing to the tree. The Begnion soldier later turned around, and he was later skewered with Cecily's lance. Micaiah saw the whole thing unfold.
"Well, that was something." said Sothe as he witnessed the skewering.
Sothe later walked off.
While everyone was busy defending the prisoners who were about to be executed, a Thunder Sage named Radmin was walking towards Micaiah, addressing her as the Silver-Haired Maiden and saying how he was happy to see her come.
"Listen, I don't know who you think you are, but listen here." said Micaiah. "What you're doing is wrong to these innocent people."
"Stop it, Silver-Haired Maiden." said Radmin. "Should you have not came, your reputation would suffer. So you had no choice but to come."
"How many defenseless people could you have ordered to be killed…just to lure me over in this mucky swamp?!" asked Micaiah.
"Well, look who's pasting judgment on me!" said Radmin. "All you are is a packer of lies."
"Hey!" yelled Sothe. "Don't talk to her like that!"
"And you…STOP!" yelled Radmin to Sothe.
"Well, he didn't have to yell at me." said Sothe as he walked away. Micaiah knew she wanted to quickly take down the vicious Thunder Mage. So, she did just that with her spell of Thani.
"Hah!" yelled the non-royal heron laguz Swan. "That guy's now gone."
"But there are still more Begnion soldiers out there that need to be killed!" yelled Micaiah.
"Then we have to help!" yelled the non-royal heron laguz Craine.
Everyone kept on fighting.
When the fighting was completed, and all Begnion soldiers were wiped out, the prisoners were freed from the mucky swamp grounds. Sothe then knew Prince Pelleas would be happy to see that the freed prisoners are safe from the clutches of Begnion.
When everyone returned to camp, Daein was cheering on and praising the work of the Silver-Haired Maiden Micaiah. Everyone seemed happy that the prisoners were safe.
"Yes! Our Savior of Daein has returned!" yelled one Daein soldier. "All hail the Silver-Haired Maiden! Savior of Daein, that is!" yelled the soldier.
"For the Silver Haired Maiden!" yelled all Daein soldiers.
Micaiah wanted to wave as she blushed at all the praise she was receiving.
"She is our priestess…our savior….she…..is our dearest and bravest heroine." said one Daein soldier.
Micaiah kept on waving and waving…and smiling and smiling. She felt like she was doing really good for the people of Daein. And Micaiah appreciated every single bit of it.