After some whispering, the scouts chose not to appear but instead sent the news back to the base.
Tallulah was sitting with Boczkowski and the others discussing their next plans when Frostnova came over with the news.
"Three people appeared twenty kilometers away. Two of them are the Peter father and son who left earlier to rescue people from a mine, and there's one stranger."
"Old Peter lit a fire to attract our scouts' attention."
"This is the scouts' description of the other person."
"They want us to decide what to do."
Tallulah took the intelligence handed over by Frostnova.
"About ten years old, blonde, with a pair of very strange wings hanging with many crystal-like things."
"A child?"
"What about the others!"
Tallulah also knew about Old Peter and the others' operation; in fact, she had authorized it.
After all, for the Reunion Movement, rescuing a few more brothers meant a bit more strength.
Furthermore, the Reunion Movement didn't have to worry about betrayal at all.
Because they had already been trampled into the mud, and the absolute discrimination and oppression between the Infected and non-Infected in Ursus ensured people wouldn't betray their own class.
But she hadn't expected that only two would return this time.
"I will go. Peter, my soldier."
It was Boczkowski who spoke; his meaning was clear: Peter was his subordinate, so he would take responsibility for this matter.
"Let's go together. I also find it strange that only the two of them returned, and indeed, it's been a long time since their operation without any news. I'm not at ease," Tallulah also stood up.
Standing up, Tallulah looked at the child nearby.
"Sasha, help me tell Alina that I'll be back a bit late."
"Frostnova, after we leave, I'll leave the security here to you."
The two nodded upon hearing Tallulah's words.
"Let's go!"
Tallulah looked at the already prepared Boczkowski, and then they walked into the darkness together.
By the fire, Flandre Scarlet had long since noticed the gazes staring at her from the surroundings.
Although they tried their best to conceal their movements, those surging heartbeats were all too obvious to a Vampire.
However, she didn't sense any malice from these people, so she guessed she had already reached the Reunion Movement's territory.
Since she had come looking for the Reunion Movement anyway, she naturally wouldn't refuse their observation or even testing.
Before long, an even more powerful heartbeat approached from afar.
Flandre couldn't help but stand up and stretch; if she wasn't mistaken, the person she was waiting for had arrived.
Seeing Flandre stand up, the Peter father and son also hurriedly rose, looking around nervously.
"Stop looking blindly, it's over here..."
Flandre had just finished speaking when she remembered they couldn't understand her; she sighed helplessly. The language barrier was too frustrating; once she got to Lungmen, she definitely had to enroll in a class and study properly.
On the other side, the newly arrived Tallulah looked in surprise at the fire not far away.
She heard the girl's pure Great Yan accent.
But her image was clearly... Just then, Boczkowski, seeing Flandre pointing at their group, knew they had been exposed and stepped out first.
"State your purpose, Vampire. (sarkaz language)"
Hearing the voice, Flandre Scarlet stood up and looked at the tall figure appearing in the forest.
"Oh my god, you're really tall!"
"Hello, my name is Flandre Scarlet, you can call me Flandre."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, the last Pureblood Wendigo—Boczkowski. (sarkaz language)"
Flandre very politely gave Boczkowski a lady's curtsy before looking at the female figure beside him.
"I'm here to find the one beside you. How's her sarkaz language?" Flandre asked after scratching her head.
"No problem, you can just say what you need to, I understand," Tallulah replied, also in the sarkaz language.
Hearing her words, Flandre had a look of pleasant surprise.
"That's great, that way I won't have to say everything once in the sarkaz language and once in the Great Yan language every time I speak." Flandre Scarlet breathed a sigh of relief.
As expected of the vessel meticulously cultivated by the Immortal Black Snake; there were no problems at all regarding her education.
Flandre then continued to speak.
"Two things. First, the Sarkaz civil war has ended. Queen Theresa was killed by assassins, and now the entire Kazdel is controlled by Theresis and the pro-war Military Council. They are looking forward to a revenge that belongs to the Sarkaz."
"Of course, I'm not here to ask you to go back and join them, and their target isn't Ursus either, so you can rest assured; this fire won't burn its way to Ursus for the time being."
"Second, and most importantly, I hope to stay with you for a while... until next spring. After that, I'll go to Lungmen to see if there's a way to settle down."
"This is also why I came to find you. Before I came, I received intelligence saying that you, Ms. Tallulah, seem to have some connection with Lungmen. I wonder if you could help introduce me, or ideally, help me get a temporary residence permit."
Flandre Scarlet explained her purpose very frankly.
"No. Vampire. Untrustworthy." It was Boczkowski who spoke.
Carrying the memories of the Wendigos, he knew how vile the Vampire clan could be, so he couldn't trust the girl before him.
"Boczkowski, don't be so rigid. At least this child has come with goodwill, and we should respond with goodwill."
"Miss Flandre Scarlet, right? You can rest for a bit while I ask our companions some questions?"
Tallulah pointed to the Peter father and son who were standing nearby, not knowing what to do.
"Of course, that's your right."
After Flandre finished speaking, she walked back to the fire and sat down again, and only then did the Peter father and son walk over at Tallulah's call.
"What happened? Weren't you going to rescue people? Where are the others? And why did you bring back a Vampire!"
Knowing Boczkowski had difficulty speaking, Tallulah asked on his behalf.
The Peter father and son then recounted the entire story: how their group was captured after arriving at their destination, their accidental escape, how Flandre Scarlet had descended from the sky and killed all the Reconnaissance Squad members before they could be recaptured, and how, despite the language barrier, she had kept pointing at the Reunion Movement mark on Peter's body. Knowing she was also looking for the Reunion Movement, the three of them had successfully returned together.
Judging from the pile of Reconnaissance Squad items left over there, there shouldn't be any problem with this story.
In the middle, Tallulah had interrupted the two several times to ask about certain details, and both answered fluently, showing that this was not a fabrication but a personal experience.
After finishing the inquiry, Tallulah looked at Boczkowski.
"I think since she's the one who saved our people, we can trust her words."
"And it's only for one winter..."
"Vampires. Cruel and cunning. Not to be trusted!" Boczkowski still held his ground.
"Then leave her to me. I'll keep an eye on her. It's only for one winter; it shouldn't be much of a problem."
Tallulah said insistently.