Kristel took a deep breath, she was staring at the Lieutenant General, but her thoughts were far away. What will they do with the Elkia they captive? Will they kill them? She remembered Rei Cerove's face, and she didn't see the man on one of the staff here. It makes her think, and maybe he will be the one to kill them—torture. She was standing in the back; everyone was silent except the Lieutenant General. His voice was full of emotion, so affectionate that anyone would cry hearing it, adding to the heaviness of the air around them. She turned her gaze to Kyder, who was in the front below the stage standing with the seniors who had left. She counted, and there were 30 in front, and the rest of the seniors were in the fourth group. Even the sky was gloomy, and soon a rain was expected. An

