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Chapter 38
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2024-10-29 19:42:56The General had predicted that the enemy would approach Fort Brimburg when the sun broke past the horizon. Unfortunately, he was wrong there. Despite losing a big part of their army, the soldiers of Paria-Drae collected themselves faster than expected and were marching towards the camp, long before dawn.
They first became aware of their presence because of their footsteps. Walking in uniform and sounding so creepy that it made Gwen shiver. It was like they were all puppets being controlled to perfection. But then again, it’s kind of what they were. The Queen as the puppet master, making hundreds of people kill and lose their lives for her own benefit.
Gwen wondered if the soldiers knew that they were not going to benefit one way from the war. If the Queen got her way then she would just take all the gold from Estril and use it in ways she saw fit, for her benefit alone. There was no giving back to the people or helping out other nati
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Gwen slumped against the side of the building, trying to calm her beating heart, but then she saw a few people around the corner and approach her. She immediately jumped into action and held up her gun, ready to shoot, but then calmed down when she saw that it was people on her side.“Chester what are you doing?!” one of them yelled, she remembered that he was of higher rank than her, she didn’t know how or what it was, but she still decided to hold back on any sarcasm she would have used in a tense situation.“We are dying out there! We stand no chance against those people, we are being cornered and they are slaughtering us! What was I supposed to do?! Stand there and let them kill us all?!” Gwen waved her hands, and almost facepalmed, realized that she was sarcastic. It came out so naturally sometimes. And besides, it kind of was the perfect way to get her point across. She had no clue why people were just s
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Tearing herself away from all the possibilities of insults she could have fired at Ace, Gwen came to realize that she wasn’t just having any old conversation with him and that they were actually in a war, like, they could die kind of war. Gwen looked behind Ace and smiled, a Paria-Drae soldier rounded the corner and had spotted them, and as quickly as that happened, Gwen had raised her gun and shot him. The bullet went through his head and he dropped dead on the ground. Gwen hoped that she would be able to get headshots for the duration of the fighting. She did not want to waste bullets and half kill a guy.“There, we’re even.” Gwen smiled at Ace.He just scoffed without saying anything. The two of them walked out but stayed close to the wall and observed that the fighting was at a substantial-high. The speed at which people were tearing through each other was on the border between exciting and terrifying. It seemed
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Once Gwen crossed the road, she had realized that there were two shooting ranges on either side of the main road. She didn’t need to cross the road. Gwen felt like an idiot as she maneuvered through the forest and practically kicked herself at her stupidity. But it was already done and she had survived, which meant that she was supposed to cross the road. And when she was able to see the shooting rage through the trees, she was able to see why.The storage shed was being protected by Estrillian soldiers. There were some soldiers in the front keeping back the enemy and there were also soldiers in the forest that were shooting them. Gwen was sure that if she got a good enough chance, she would be able to grab enough ammunition and join back into the fight.At the edge of the forest, Gwen was pleased to see the General and some other soldiers surrounding him. They were providing support for the soldiers in the open field.
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After the initial shock of getting her face grabbed. Gwen thought,‘What was the point of doing that? It’s not like there’s a war twenty meters from me or anything.’It really was not the best thing to say when her life was possibly in danger. But if it were someone from Paria-Drae, then they would have killed her. So she knew it had to be someone on her side. Someone stupid at that. Puckett.“What the hell?” Gwen grabbed the hand and sun around, coming face to face with practically nothing since it was pitch dark outside.“Chester,” Ace said, releasing her. “Do you have ammunition?”“If I had ammunition do you think I would be wandering in a dark forest, hoping not to get eaten by creatures of the night.” Gwen rolled her eyes, which was pointless.Ace sighed and she heard the faint sound of grass crunchi
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Once they got to the top of the field, they knew they had reached far enough. They walked along the length of the field and then went across the width, stopping when they got to the middle. "You know even if we do this, and the General does not get mad, I'm not going to let you blame it all on me." Ace spoke out of nowhere. "Has that seriously been on your mind this entire time?" Gwen asked incredulously. "Yes, I'd rather not get in trouble with him." "This is war, there should be exceptions. And if he does get angry, then you should obviously take the fall because you're the favorite child." Gwen said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. Ace scoffed. "Just because
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“... Chester,” A voice called.Gwen could feel her body shake as the voice called her. There was a ringing in her ears, it was painful, and her head hurt, and her back hurt. Everything hurt. Gwen felt hot, it was uncomfortable and her eyelids were orange.“Chester!” Gwen heard the voice more clearly.Gwen opened her mouth but nothing came out. She wanted to open her eyes but because of how bright her eyelids were, she didn’t want to. She also felt dizzy and felt like if she opened her eyes, then it could get worse.“Chester, are you ok?! I need you to speak to me!”There were gunshots, so close as if they were right above her. There was a moment where Gwen forgot about where she was and what she was doing. And she wondered,‘Why are there gunshots?’.“Shit…” the person swore.
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Once back in the forest, she told the group that Ace and her were fine and that the area on the other side of the forest was bright enough for people to do what they needed without fumbling around the dark. The fire could be seen through and above the forest but the light was not bright enough to really do much for the people on the other side of the trees. There was a difference, and if anything, it was actually a disadvantage to the soldiers hiding in the forest, because the fire was behind them and so it could actually help the Paria-Drae soldiers spot their silhouettes. But the fire did also help them make out the movements of the enemy more, so it was slightly helpful to them. Gwen didn’t have to tell them all of this. They were older and more experienced than her, they would be fine on their own. She had already decided about where her position in the fight was. In the shadows with a clear shot of everything. Her body did still ache from the fall an
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By the first ray of sunlight, there was the chirp of a bird, there was a gentle breeze of wind, the air smelling of gunpowder and like something was burning. The camp looked like a war ground, with bodies everywhere and blood everywhere else.Gwen stood next to one of the many bunkers in the camp, looking out. There was silence. Not a gunshot, not a scream, nothing. Just silence, with the occasional chirp of a bird. In those moments, she felt alone, all around her were the bodies of her comrades and enemies and she just stood by herself.It was foolish to think that she was the only person that survived but it felt like that. Gwen felt like the only person in the world. Standing there and looking out on everything, caused her to slowly sink down to the ground, resting her back against the bunker and taking a few breaths to bring herself back down.It had been hours since she had taken even a couple of seconds to stand stil
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Time passes and she has not seen many of her friends in a while. She had not even seen Ace and realized how much she missed him. And so, Gwen works overtime and takes a day off so that she can go to Estril. She goes in secret and goes to Fort Brimburg. Because Para-Drae was not a threat anymore, many of the soldiers came back and many joined the army. She was sure that they got an earful from the General for that. Gwen still had her training clothes and so she integrates herself into the base as if she were always there but of course she is a Queen and is made out pretty quickly.She is called out from the morning line up and the General questions why she is there. He also seemed to not care that she was a Queen and treated her the same. Since Ace was usually at the front of the group she could see that he was happy to see her.Gwen tells him that she is there to train and she and the General go back and forth but eventually he lets her stay. Everyone does not really know how to treat
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At one point, Ace visits her and Gwen had not forgotten about their last encounter but she tries to ignore it and move on but Ace does not feel that way. She can tell that he acting differently around her and Gwen is not sure how to act. She gives him a tour of the castle but they get lost because Gwen is still not completely familiar with it. Ace takes the chance and tells her how he feels again. This time, he kisses her and she lets him. Gwen knows she feels something too but does not say anything back to him. He says that he is more than happy to wait for her response.The day of the coronation comes and Gwen is definitely not ready for it. This is the biggest thing that is going to happen in her life and she is not sure if she is ready. Her parents are there for her the entire time and help until the ceremony. Gwen invited the leaders of Estril, Naudis, Martaes, and Schneir. She invited all of the people she knew from Naudis, Estril, and Paria-Drae. Gwen had to say that it was the
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Gwen is going to make it look like she was the person who kidnapped the Queen and that no one else was involved. If there are other people involved then she would not confess. So she is taken to a run-down building in the middle of nowhere and officers and soldiers are hiding all over the place. Once she wakes up, she and her mother confront the Queen, Gwen acts like she is going to kill her just to make it believable. She gives her mother some time to talk to her and the Queen acts hateful and tells her that she should be dead and that even if they kill her, no one is going to believe them and that the people will not accept her.Elizabeth asks Meredith if she also killed her parents so that she could get the Queen. They should have lived another ten years before the throne could go to her. The Queen does not say anything about that but says that they died because it was their time and it helped her out. Gwen intervenes and says that she had enough time to talk and that she should tr
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When it came to important matters that had anything to do with the royal family or money, the royal family would address it themselves. If it was anything else they would have people do it for them. And seeing as it is as big as getting arrested, she would definitely make a public appearance. And Gwen would use that.With Mr. Rickeys in Naudis, it was just her and Ace. They were their own support and even had weapons from the base as extra protection.“What exactly are you planning to do? Storm the castle and catch the Queen by surprise and blow off her head? Ace asked her one day when they were just waiting around for something. Anything to happen. “The number of times I have imagined doing that would surprise you. But no, I don’t think that would work. To be honest, I’m not sure what will, but I’m using this time to think up a plan.”“You should not have gone to the Queen in the first place.”Gwen gave him a pointed look. “You think I don’t know that. It was dumb and deep down I kn
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If the Queen found out information about Gwen then they would think that she lived in Naudis, which meant that Mr. Rickeys’ children were in danger, so she would have to go warn him first to get to them.After she ran off, Puckett followed her without asking any questions or making any comments. In a serious situation, Puckett was not useless and could be helpful when it counted so she didn’t disagree with him following her. This was bigger than both of their problems so Gwen pushed any anger for him out of the way, focusing on what was really important.They got to Paria-Drae in record time and even faster than how they were the day before. Gwen was not sure how fast the Queen could move but she definitely did not escape the castle to walk on foot anywhere. Which meant that she had a headstart.Once they were back in Paria-Drae, Gwen sent Ace to go check on her parents while she went to find Mr. Ric
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