While they try to find out more about how exactly the members of the House of the Cursed Children or the Finger of the Liar are influencing the war, everyone has to go separate ways. Meanwhile, the poor lonely soldier Lina Adelheid is still in the chaos.
Sophie: "Hmm."
Fiona: "Hahhh."
(Meanwhile)
Marcus: "(Sneeze) Ugh… when I sneeze it often means it will turn bad."
(Meanwhile)
Violet: "There it is… Tita."
But while everyone is on their way… the lonely soldier Lina Adelheid is still in the forest…
Lina: "Hahhh… hahhhh… hahhhh..."
She almost fell to the ground.
Lina: "I… must not let myself get caught…"
(Splop!)
Lina: "Ugh….."
She fell unconscious to the ground.
Marcus: "Huh?"
By coincidence… Marcus's boat was nearby.
Marcus: "Stop… someone is there, I saw it, someone needs help."
He stood up and quickly went to her.
Marcus: "Hey… hey."
Lina: "Ughh… huh?..."
He wanted to touch her but she got scared and jumped back.
Lina: "Ughhhuh… no… you won't do that again… I won't let myself be abused…"
Marcus: "What… do you mean?.."
Lina: "Hahh."
Marcus: "Ughh… those… eyes… those eyes… (those are the eyes of a human who has suffered too much… she is clearly a soldier… these wounds on her body… how did she even survive… that's insane… she has three bullet wounds in her chest…)"
Lina: "Hahhh… hahhhh… hahhhhh…"
Marcus: "(That is strong willpower… she absolutely does not want to die… although… if I look at it like this, she doesn't have much time left if this continues)… calm down, I don't intend to hurt you, I am not a soldier."
Lina: "Huh?"
Marcus: "I am a member of the Dark Umbrella… listen, you are injured, come with me… I will give you first aid."
Lina: "Huhh… no..."
Marcus: "Huh?.."
Lina: "Hhhh… forget it… I don't want to experience it again."
Marcus: "What… huh?… ughh… I… understand… you poor girl… so that's how it is… I don't want to get too close… were you… raped?"
Lina: "Huh..."
(Memories)
Lina: "(Blearghh!!)"
She started vomiting.
Marcus: "Hhhh….."
Lina: "Hahhhh… hhhh… hhhh..."
Marcus: "Hey."
He approached and held out his hand.
Marcus: "I won't hurt you…"
He smiled.
Lina: "Huh… (blushes)..."
Marcus: "Come with me…"
Lina: "Huh.."
She looked at his outstretched hand… then took it.
Marcus: "Good… like that…"
Lina: "Huh… (…he is so kind)… (…and he is very young).."
Marcus: "My hands don't hurt, don't worry… by the way my name is Marcus Schneider."
Lina: "Huh… Lina… Lina Adelheid.."
Marcus: "Adelheid?… oh… you are an Arcane?"
Lina: "Excuse me?"
Marcus: "You are an Arcane… I understand… Adelheid is an Arcane family… but you have become really rare… come with me… if Weimarer soldiers find you, they can hurt you."
Lina: "Huh… but… I have to protect my people…"
Marcus: "With these wounds you can't even protect yourself… come with me… get treated, then you can continue protecting your people if you want…"
He held her hand.
Marcus: "Come with me now."
Lina: "Huh… (his… hands… they… are warm)… "
Marcus: "Hmm…"
Lina: "Hhhh (why… is he so kind… his name… Marcus Schneider… he is from Weimarer…)…"
Marcus: "Good… we are safe here… hey… take care of her wounds… I think… she doesn't like it when boys see her body."
Dark Umbrella member: "Yes sir."
Marcus: "Stay here, alright?"
Lina: "Huh… (he respects my body)…"
He left.
Lina: "Hhahh."
(Meanwhile)
Marcus: "Hahh…"
He looked around.
Marcus: "It's terrible how often we humans kill each other even though we are neighbors…"
The Dark Umbrella member came out.
Dark Umbrella member: "Sir Schneider."
Marcus: "Yes?"
Dark Umbrella member: "This girl… seems younger than I thought."
Marcus: "Hmm?.."
He went inside.
Marcus: "Oh… good it's finished… tell me Lina, how old are you?"
Lina: "21.."
Marcus: "I see… I would have guessed younger… 19…"
Lina: "Huh… um… are you sure… most people would say something else."
Marcus: "Of course… you look exhausted and worn out… you were in a war."
He took a towel and wiped her face.
Lina: "Ugh."
Marcus: "You have to be careful… you have a beautiful face… we don't want it to get hurt."
Lina: "Hahh."
Marcus: "Hmm… four fingers… you lost a finger."
Lina: "Oh… yes… that… was during my captivity."
Marcus: "And who freed you?"
Lina: "No one… I killed them all myself… the Weimarer soldiers who held me… tying me with ropes was not a good idea."
Marcus: "I see… you are really brave, be proud."
Lina: "Huh.."
Marcus: "Hmm."
He looked around.
Marcus: "So… I treated you… drink this please."
It was a glass bottle containing a golden liquid.
Marcus: "That is fairy blood."
Lina: "What?"
Marcus: "You need it to recover… drink it."
She drank it.
Lina: "Hahh.."
Marcus: "Good… now you can go back to fighting with Sturmgraz against Weimarer if you want."
Lina: "Wait… you are a Weimarer yourself, why are you helping me?"
Marcus: "I am neither on the side of Weimarer nor on the side of Grazburg… I am for the poor civilians and citizens who have to suffer because of the authorities… so you have a choice… come with me or stay here."
Lina: "Hahhh… (I… want… to come with him… yes…)… but… um… is… that okay."
Marcus: "Of course."
Lina: "…ugh… ok! I… I will come with you!"
Marcus: "Huh… hehe… ok… then come with me, I am already on a mission to stop this war…"
Lina: "Stop… the war?"
Marcus: "Yes… come with me… you don't have to die in this war… Ms Adelheid… your family is known and respected… but you are Arcane… weren't you also cursed?"
Lina: "Um… I don't really know…"
Marcus: "Well… it doesn't matter… if I'm not mistaken, you were cursed after your family drank the forbidden water… the water belonged to Rumpelstiltskin…"
Lina: "Ughh…"
Marcus: "Hmm…"
Lina: "Maybe… maybe that is why my wounds heal so fast… or why I survived earlier…"
Marcus: "Yes… I think so… if I'm not mistaken there was a lot of fairy blood in the water… as well as mermaid essence… maybe that is why… anyway… I don't know what this curse is… if you want to know… we have to ask Sophie, she knows about that."
Lina: "Huh…"
Marcus: "Anyway we have to go… where do we go now?"
Dark Umbrella member: "Train… we can use one here."
Marcus: "Good."
(A few minutes later)
(Tschut!)
Marcus: "Hahhh… come on sit next to me…"
Lina: "Huh… um ok…"
She did.
Marcus: "Hmm…"
Lina: "Hmm..."
Marcus: "Excuse me…"
Attendant: "Yes?"
Marcus: "Please bring us food?"
Attendant: "Sorry, we don't have food for Grazburg people."
Lina: "Mmm…"
Marcus: "Hahhh… and so."
He gave her four hundred coins.
Attendant: "Hmm…"
Marcus: "Hahh…"
He added five hundred more.
Marcus: "Now?"
Attendant: "Please wait sir… we will bring your food."
Lina: "It… wasn't necessary…"
The attendant left.
Lina: "…why… did you pay so much money…"
Marcus: "You are hungry, I can see it."
Lina: "But…"
Marcus: "That is the least I can give to a brave soldier like you…"
Lina: "Huh…"
Marcus: "Hm."
The food came.
Attendant: "Here…"
Marcus: "What about drinks?"
Attendant: "Ohh… I have to check."
Marcus: "Hahhh…"
Marcus stood up… he was losing patience… suddenly a dark presence appeared behind him.
Attendant: "Huhh!!"
Marcus: "Hey what is that supposed to mean… why are you looking at me like I'm some damn whore… do I look like your mother… bring drinks immediately… or I will make sure bats and animals drink your blood!"
She apologized and quickly left again.
Marcus: "Hahhh… some people really need something like that to show respect."
Lina: "Ughh…"
The cold drink came… it was a Lepsi.
Attendant: "…anything else?"
Marcus: "No… you can go…"
She left.
Marcus: "Hmm… why aren't you eating?"
Lina: "Ohh…"
Marcus: "Hmm?"
Lina: "…it's just… the last time I ate out of hunger… it was human flesh… but… I didn't know… I was in a village… and found food there… I only realized it was human flesh when I saw the eye… ah… forget it…"
Marcus: "Human flesh… right… there were villages forced to do that… because the government only supported the big cities… hey."
He went to the Dark Umbrella member.
Marcus: "Find out exactly what happened to that woman afterwards… if we know her… after all we are here because the black hole brought us almost 100 years back… I want to know if she is born in our time or this time."
Dark Umbrella member: "Yes of course."
Marcus: "Also… tell me what she worked as once you know more."
Dark Umbrella member: "Yes sir."
He looked at Lina, she was eating quietly.
Marcus: "(Those eyes… that reminds me of the eyes of people who have suffered for a long time… it's like the eyes of Daisy and Fiona back then…)"
(Meanwhile)
Sophie: "Hahhh… how much longer…"
Fiona: "Hmm."
Javert: "Takes a while… otherwise we get eaten…"
Fiona: "Hahhh…"
Javert: "Hmph…"
Sophie: "Hmm… it's so boring…"
Fiona: "Hmm."
Javert: "That reminds me… the redhead, Sophie, and the white-haired Fiona right?"
Fiona: "Yes…"
Javert: "Hehehe… you two are really pretty I have to say…"
Sophie: "(Sweats)… could you stop that… the last thing I want is to be hit on by an old man…"
Fiona: "You should stop talking as if we are friends… you are an Owl member after all…"
Javert: "Hmph… before the Dark Umbrella existed… we were there."
Fiona: "And totally didn't impress… like a child in a presentation…"
Javert: "Hmph… you also have no solution for the black hole."
Fiona: "At least we did more than you…"
Javert: "Hehehe…"
(Meanwhile)
Violet: "Hello?"
(Knock) (Knock)
(Mmm)
Violet: "Huh?"
The door opened.
Jane: "Yes?"
Violet: "Hello, my name is Violet Miranda, I work for the Dark Umbrella…"
Jane: "Ok?"
Violet: "We heard that someone wants to kill you… so I was sent to protect you."
Jane: "Hahhh… I already said… I don't need protection… from a normal non-cursed person."
Violet: "I am cursed."
Jane: "Ohh… interesting… so it's true that many cursed people work in the Dark Umbrella."
Violet: "Yes… I'm new… but I met many."
Jane: "Hahaha… I see… still I don't need protection, dear."
Violet: "I can assure you I will not disturb you, Miss Jane."
Jane: "Hahhh… Billy… Jane Billy… come in."
She went inside.
Jane: "Do you want something to eat?"
Violet: "Huh?… no thank you."
Jane: "Something to drink?"
Violet: "Uh…"
Jane: "Come on, a cup of tea you can surely have."
Violet: "…sure?!"
She sat down… Jane smiled at her.
Violet: "Ugh."
Jane: "You sat down without me telling you."
Violet: "Oh… sorry."
She immediately stood up.
Jane: "Hehehe… come on, I'm joking… sit down my dear, don't worry."
She sat again.
Jane: "So."
Violet: "May I ask… why someone wants to kill you?"
Jane: "Didn't they tell you that at the Dark Umbrella?"
Violet: "No… I'm new."
Jane: "Ahhehehe… ok… well… they want to kill me because I stood up for the rights of prostitutes."
Violet: "Huh?"
Jane: "Prostitutes are very unpopular in the Slavic empire as well as other kingdoms… so much that when one is murdered… the police often doesn't even investigate properly… they look around and then just say it was a robbery… even though often these women were murdered so whoever spent time with them could get their money back…"
Violet: "That's all?"
Jane: "Well there are other reasons… namely… I work as a journalist… and I found out that a secret organization is responsible for this war…"
Violet: "Ugh."
Jane: "The Finger of the Liar… the members of Loki… or Konren… actually Loki, but people call him Konren so no one hears it… they say… if you say Loki in front of five people you get cursed… anyway… Loki's people want this war for a ritual… which breaks Loki's seal…"
Violet: "And what does that have to do with the war?"
Jane: "Very simple… for this ritual… they must reach a place… but that place is sealed by a bringer of misfortune… but if you give him the blood he wants, he opens the gate… and then you can find and free Loki… as you know… that's not a good thing… because Loki is dangerous… also you must know that the Finger of the Liar are not even sure if this legend is true with the war… do you understand now?… I found it out."
Violet: "I understand… and that's why they want to kill you?"
Jane: "Exactly…"
Violet: "Why do you risk your life so much?"
Jane: "To stop the war… or at least do something."
Violet: "I understand."
Jane: "You know what… you can help me…"
Violet: "How?"
Jane: "Help me and I will help you by telling you more about the Finger of the Liar and also the House of the Cursed Children."