[Magit Island]
[Mont Blanc County Infantry's Temporary Ferry]
Gunfire erupted in the darkness before dawn, and a soldier unloading goods from the ferry raft fell into knee-deep river water in response.
The sergeant guarding the ferry immediately extinguished the torch and called his men to battle.
However, the anticipated shouts of battle never rang out, as the noise of his men moving through the water and grabbing weapons drowned out everything.
Soon, Mont Blanc County soldiers were positioned behind cover, yet the sharp chirping of insects around the temporary ferry was the only sound heard, causing irritation.
Above, the dim stars vanished into the night sky. Before dawn, Magit Island was darker than any other time that night.
"Did the sentinel fire by mistake?" one soldier crouched behind the raft couldn't help but complain.
"Bang!"
Immediately, there was another gunshot.
But this one hit the water, with a splash, and no follow-up.
