Amber now has been a prisoner of war, detained in Günter's camp. About Semork, after he abandoned her, the pursuit still continues through the night, until the dawn comes up and the Wehrmacht is too tired to catch the mice. Despite fierce pursuit from the mysterious forces, Semork had fled back to Mondstadt successfully.
Semork hastily ran back to the castle, perhaps his presence should not have been here by this time. The guards stepped forward, formed their spear to the “X” shape and stopped him.
“The recon mission dispatched lasted for 2 days, how come your presence is here?”, the guard asked.
Semork is confused, he has no clue to talk with Them right now.
The other guard went on, “Answer us, Semork. Where are Amber, Ezak and Elaka? You deserted the quest?”
Semork gasping, “ Let's talk later, not this time, you odds, let me in, now.”
This response is no different from provoking them, one of them become angry, “Where the fuck is Amber and the rest! Answer me!”
He pretended to be sympathetic, and bursted into tears, “They… They are all gone…”
They were dumbfounded, the guards went mad at Semork.
“Pardon?! What the fuck on Earth is this response?”
They took down Semork, force him to spit the truth, “You fucker! Tell me where they are!”
He tried to catch his breath, with a broken voice, he answered. “I said already, I had nothing to make this up!”
“Lie!”
“They all died! Look at my injuries! That came from the bomb explosion!”
“...”, they mused.
“Azak and Elaka were lying down for us, Amber… She…”
“What happened to her?”
“... The bomb explosion had taken her life.”
The guards feel emotional by his words, “You can go now.”, then they set free him.
“What a day to hear stunning news…”
What a cunning person he is! Lied without hesitation. He was a jerk to save his own life, abandoning Amber.
“Follow me, Semork. To Jean's office, the captain would like to have several words with you.”
When he pulled the door, everyone in room welcomed him back as their hero, “Semork, you made it back!” Elena ran in to him, “I miss you so much”, she whispered.
She enthusiasticly asked, “Where's the Recon Squad?”
He went to silent.
Perhaps the intelligence had predicted arduous for them to come back, but no one could prepare to face life deprivations in front of their eyes.
Semork, with "miserable” and “rueful”, he realizes that his “behaviors” will never be forgivable.
“They… Ah…”, Semork diffident mumbling.
“You should tell us more about what happened, Semork.”, Jean said with a rigid voice.
Conceivably how desperate Jean is, she can only reprimand herself to dispatched Amber and others to a mission that they will never be accomplished.
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“...”, Eula held hands tightly, bursted to anger, she used the livid to ease up the pain inside her heart.
Diluc, still, the emotionless face, he steps beside the window, it would be better to just let him there.
But Noelle was not brave enough to face that brutal reality, she bursted to tears, her mourn echoed to all the corners in the office.
“…” Jean sighed, “How come I can believe that Amber and my other friends suddenly left me behind?”, she sobbed, but still went on, “Only if I could turn back time, just only… If I can…”
A stalwart knight should never show their weakness or fatigue in front of anyone. Is it true? I am not a knight, or maybe I am just a dishonored dispatcher who pushes everyone to death?
I am not Jean anymore, she is only the past.
That night, Semork still drinking at a local pub, the drunk lost in illusion himself, his mouth wide enough to tell everyone in the pub that Amber is dead.
Quickly it spread to every corner in Mondstadt.
{Currently, at Günter's camp}
On the morning of the Sixth day, they organized a memorial for the bravery of Mondstadt knights and unfortunate comrades who will never see the dawn rising again. May rest in peace.
“ACHTUNG!!”, Günter strictly cried.
The formation synchronizes stomp on the ground.
“What we have learned from them is bravery, the tenacity, and the stalwarts they showed to us. Lest we forget today.”
“Ich hatt’ eine Kamerade." performing while they start to take the bodies toward their graves.
Günter sorrowing, “It's been 4 years since I was promoted to General Lieutenant. 4 years… I saw a lot of things that I didn't want to see… A lot… Alot of them.”
“That's my fault, I didn't accomplish my role as a general.”, Scheider ruefully reprimanded himself.
The soldiers standing in the line took off their helmets, put it to the chest to pay respect to them.
“May tomorrow, everything comes to an end, so they can rest peacefully.”
Amber peeks out of the tent, and finds that her friends are also buried with respect. That behavior made her admire Günter's army attitude, no matter who they are fighting, humans are humans, humanitarianism must be priority first!
“... What are you doing! Those uninvited guests must not be buried with our soldiers!”
“Be quiet! They are human like us, Emeric. Order is an order!”
Schneider went mad, he looked at Amber.
“You whore! You did sleep with him to let him bury your ‘friends’ with my soldiers?! Arrrghh!”, he took off his katana and charged Amber.
“Schneider !!” He shouted loudly. “I ORDER you to put your katana back while the memorial is still performing!”
“...” He stopped, and went silent.
“You had spent all your luck just for today. Little girl.”, he looked back with a death stare, “one more time, and the whore like you can't escape from me.”
Hans Has nothing to say to him, “Who touched his rice bowl?”
“Not me.”
“No idea.”
When “The uninvited guest” bodies made their way to the burial place, Günter had shed his first tear for the foreigners.
“How long has it been, I’m crying…?”
That makes Amber feel a special emotion to this person.
.
.
.
They said, the final destination always has something that makes us in limbo.
That's not from the emotion, that's from the bond they made together when they are still alive.
I can feel it, I can feel it really deep.
We are one of a kind irreplaceable, you are the only I had, I am the one you feel you safety with.
When I got so blind, you faded away, in oblivion.
I want to feel in the dark with you again.
I want to explore the grass green steppe with you, where no one talks about.
And do so as we, please.
I want to see your face, again.
But I can never feel the same as that day.
“Amber?”
.
.
.
Günter patted her head, “Hope you can get through this.”
“... You like my head that much? Stop patting me!”
“Haha, you always make me remind my daughter.”
“Do I look like your daughter?”
“I have told you, you are really close to my girl.”
Günter continues, “alright. Let's head back to the camp, I got some jobs today.”
“Schneider!” Günter cried.
“Ja, about to privemand me?”
“Nein, let's not talk about it.”
“Then?”
“Mobilize your artillery to the point I specified.”
“Jawohl!”
Schneider felt excited, “Come on, boys. We have a field trip today!”
“What a Schneider…” The boy whispered while pulling artillery out of the camp.
{In Mondstadt}
“How dare they! We must take revenge for Amber!”
“Objection! It's enough to risk another talented person.”
“We shall never let the tyrants do whatever they want!! Who wants to go with me?”, the soldier shouted.
“Me!”, the crowd simultaneously excitedly responded.
“Grab all you have! People! If you have rake! Use rake! If you have a spear! Use spear! We swear to die to drive out the tyrants!”
The crowd cheered heartily.
“All stop, that's enough!” Jean strictly shouted, she steps through the crowd.
“Jean! You sinner!”, the peasant cried.
“I am… What?”
“You spineless! You let them out there! Massacre our friends!”
The others defamatory her. “That's true!”, “He was right, Jean!”
“You dispatched Amber and other battle-hardened veterans, your words were “find their weakness”, nevertheless! You pushed them to death without hesitation!”
The crowd gets angry. The peasants is out of control! Their anger had filled up from a long time ago, now it burted out, the first victim is Jean and her government!