Atalee stared blankly at the woman, not really knowing how to react. The young woman appeared dazed, disoriented, and although her wounds didn’t look serious, her pride appeared to have taken a major blow. Again, Atalee wondered if the young woman and the large man knew each other from before, and if so, how? She wondered whether they were old friends, old nemeses, or something else.The young woman appeared significantly weaker than the large man. However, that seemed like it was because the large man was frighteningly strong and not because the young woman was particularly weak. In fact, Atalee suspected that the young woman was quite capable, probably being some kind of mage, even though she hadn’t yet seen her in action. This made the sister believe that perhaps the young woman was the one pursuing the large man, possibly because of some kind of grudge. Perhaps she was hunting him. Perhaps she even wanted him dead. Atalee could only speculate…

One of the other bystanders, a tough-looking warrior with unkempt black hair and piercing green eyes, spoke to the young woman. He offered to take the young woman to a healer, stating that this mysterious healer owed him a favor.

“That would be a wise choice.” Atalee stated. “Unless someone here happens to be a healer…?”