Harpya arrives at the barracks and asks the king for help. He intends to form a squadron and train them for potential conflicts in Vein.

  Harpya meets with the commanders and recounts his past and his plan. He plans a training exercise with the best soldiers to explore Vein in search of resources to create relics that can help combat the new threats.

  The commanders are impressed by his wisdom and agree, each taking responsibility for combat and exploration regiments, already setting aside supplies and medicine for their units.

  The day of the festival finally arrives, and Harpya attends as agreed.

  The festival brought together authorities and neighboring kingdoms with the intention of strengthening military and commercial alliances.

  King of Volny:

  The king never mentions what is happening in Volny to avoid panic among the guests and the population, but the guards were more alert than ever.

  Harpya:

  Ida:

  Harpya and Ida talk about the festival while looking out the window of a large banquet hall; the calm was noticeable in the place.

  Harpya asks about the guests, and Ida says they are from neighboring kingdoms, but the only leader is Abigail Scarlet, leader of the dragon clan.

  Harpya becomes curious and says he's never heard of them. Ida points to a floating city and says she lives there and that they have the power to transform into dragons and use magic. She thinks that after the Vein knights, they would be the best users.

  Harpya is impressed and says he's never heard of the dragon clan, but he noticed there was a floating city.

  Ida expresses concern about Harpya and the soldiers leaving, and Harpya says they were focused on training and that they would do it for Volny's sake.

  In the hall, the king was talking to the leader of the dragon clan.

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  King:

  Abigail:The king tries to break the tension by saying it was great, but Abigail says she fears she will suffer the same fate and that a princess should behave accordingly.

  The cold wind blew through the hall, the lights illuminated the city and the kingdom; Harpya could forget, for a moment, the pressure of returning to Vein.

  Time passed and preparations for the return intensified. Harpya trained those with the most potential in basic magic and simulated various combat formations for possible ambushes.

  Harpya trained their synergy with Cerberus alone, intending to strengthen their bond.

  Nyx trained the best in hand-to-hand combat.

  Several reports of new attacks on the Volny coast were coming in, and Harpya and the king noticed the urgency of putting the plan into action.

  The soldiers, with their training, were able to contain the threats with little difficulty compared to the beginning, and this gave them hope.

  Harpya goes to Edward and asks, in the king's name, that he take the fleet of new soldiers from his squad to Vein in 5 days.

  Edward is surprised, but Harpya explains the situation and his objective of returning to Vein to obtain new materials for relics and perhaps find a copy of Saint Gorb's bestiary, which was lost.

  Edward looks at his sword, which was a B-class relic, and agrees, saying that the sooner they arm themselves, the easier the combat will be.

  The soldiers' training was over, and now they only had orders to wait and collect their supplies.

  The day of departure finally arrives. Harpya takes his sword and Cerberus with him, also taking the dream compass that pointed to some location in Vein. He opens a holographic map of the ancient region and puts it in his bag.

  He looks at Isz and says he's leaving, but promises to return soon.

  Before leaving, Harpya hears the voice of the lightning beast, which only says that Flora died, which is why he lost the pact with her.

  Harpya is shocked and asks more, but the beast says it was the Lady of Illusions, who is the only one who would have the power to do that.

  Harpya swallows hard and says that when he returns to Vein, if he finds her, he will kill her.

  The beast tells him not to waste time on that and just fulfill his objective, since She was no longer there, and the beast says it will go back to sleep.

  Harpya asks when Isz will wake up and the beast says it doesn't know.

  Harpya leaves his room with all his equipment and bids Ida farewell with a kiss, saying that when he returns, he has something to say.

  She, with teary eyes, bids farewell, and the king gives his last order.

  King: Don't return empty-handed; this is our last hope.

  The soldiers agree with the king and bid farewell.

  In the city, it was only rumored that they were leaving for a long patrol with no return date.

  When Harpya boarded the ship, he felt the breeze, took a deep breath, and gazed at the sea the entire journey.

  It was a mixture of fear and nervousness about returning to his old home, but he knew it was necessary.