[center][h1][color=f26522]Carnatia de Valmont[/color][/h1][/center]
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Carnatia thought over the new information provided by the Commander. While the fact that Paladin Thomas seemingly had died was regrettable—though she imaged that Westernant's government would be happy to have an indictment of Sielse's instability and the incompetence of its government to secure the region—it was still within the scope of their mission.

There were also a couple of interesting tidbits that the Commander had dropped.

First, she was right in thinking that there was a new third faction besides the Loyalists and the Revolutionaries, rather she was also right that the Loyalists had been defeated and instead a new faction made up of rebels from the Revolutionaries had risen, which indicated that the information they had of Tretagor was outdated.

Second, the fact that the 'Witch' was known to do experiments suggested that she was the one who was responsible for the Paladin's death, considering the vision we saw from the lantern.

As tension started to rise between Carmen and the Commander, Carnatia spoke up, [color=f26522]"May I speak?"[/color].

Turning to the Commander, she continued, [color=f26522]"You are quite right, Commander that we do wish to see the body to confirm Paladin Thomas' death, if you have it. Contrary to what you may believe, our mission directive here is not to deliver retribution but merely to bring Paladin Thomas and his entourage back, or if he is dead, to bring back a report of what exactly happened. That is all. Once we have confirmed his death and the situation surrounding his death, we will, of course, return to Westernant. From our own investigation, added together with what you said about the witch having a history of doing experiments, we have grounds to believe that she is the one responsible. If you can assist us by giving us any evidence that confirms or denies our suspicion and have us confirm Paladin Thomas' death, that would be ideal. We can finish what we came here for, and we will happily return to Westernant,"[/color] turning to Carmen, she then added, [color=f26522]"Isn't that right, Captain Friston?"[/color]