Vess'thara added: "My serpentfolk scouts report enemy forces attempting to retreat toward their original encampment positions. We've been harrying their withdrawal, inflicting casualties. At current rates, we'll have eliminated the remaining thousand within two hours."
It was good news. Better than Satou had hoped for given the initial overwhelming enemy numbers.
But then Lyra's expression shifted, her golden eyes showing something that looked like concern mixed with confusion.
"There's one thing that's bothering me though," she said quietly, her tactical mind clearly working through a problem. "Commander Elric—the human military leader who's been coordinating their forces throughout the siege—is nowhere to be found."
Satou's flame-like eyes narrowed. "What do you mean nowhere?"
