"Fin..."
"Fin... al..."
"Finally... I've made contact."
At first, Fulina's image was choppy, but after it stabilized, her voice came through, tinged with relief.
The image from the Transmission Stone asked directly.
"Si Kai, have you dealt with that Wilderness Alliance Army?"
Looking at the image before them, Fulina was still wearing the Silver Armor she'd left in. However, she was clearly not in a good state. Her face was haggard, and the Magic Stone on her chest plate had dimmed considerably.
"My apologies, Duke Fulina. The natives fled back into the depths of the Wilderness just today."
Fujero's face was filled with shame.
As a highly regarded commander, making such a mistake was a true loss of face.
"Good day, Baron Levi."
Just then, Fulina's image looked past the two of them.
Fujero and Si Kai were both startled and followed her gaze.
They saw their Lord, who they thought had left, peeking out from behind them. There was no telling how long he had been there.
