[SPOILER="Epilogue: Leah and Elizabeth"]"N-no fucking way...this can't be happening" thought Leah as she watched this bitch pulverize both Minnie and Mimi like twigs. Both her and Elizabeth had already backed off from the fight. The enemy had their back turned to them but the two bandits were too petrified to move in for an attack. Fearing for their lives, they both turned away and ran. Elizabeth however, didn't get very far before she fell face first. Leah her the girl call out her name in terror, but she didn't even consider turning around to help her friend.
"Elizabeth you s-stupid bitch! Sorry but I'm not gonna die here. I've got my whole life ahead of me, I can't die here! Gotta run gotta run gotta run gotta-AUGH"
Before she could get very far, she felt her own spear launch into her back, through her spine and out her chest. Falling onto her side, choking on her own blood. Her final thoughts were "S-someone...p-please....help".
Elizabeth could barely see through the tears in her eyes. She tried to crawl away, covered in dirt and the blood of her friends. She had already pissed herself when she felt strong arms surround her neck. All she could utter was a pathetic "No! Please!" before she heard a loud, wet crack. As she lay there dying, all she could think about was wanting to return to her village.
Both bandits were piled onto their wagon with their friends. Once identified, they were turned in for a modest amount of coin. The bodies were then dumped into the city sewer.[/SPOILER]
When Mary found out about the death of her fellow deserters, she didn't really feel much. The three of them were never close, and she had used them mostly as an extra pair of hands once she found herself out of the army. It was unfortunate how things turned out, but they knew the risks. Leah was an overconfident idiot and Elizabeth was helpless and pitiful. Mary knew she wouldn't fall to the same fate. She was far more careful, and unlike those two peasants, she had been out in the wilds for most of her life, learning how to survive. She gave them a quick thought, and then pushed them out of her head.
Looks like we've boosted the numbers a bit since that failed event, so I think I'll hold off on making a new Zako for now. I do have some ideas though!
