Kosuke let out a slight sigh of relief when it appeared Crowley had made a full recovery. The boy was about to ask him what was going on when suddenly he caught a movement out of the corner of his eye. He turned to see the Ranger springing into action. Had he been there the whole time? He fired four arrows at something and seemed to be satisfied with the result.<br/><br/>Crowley groaned and rubbed his head, there must have still been some lingering pain or grogginess. "What's going on here?" Kosuke asked him. Crowley seemed to notice the boy then for the first time, and he seemed relieved that he was awake and sober at last. Then a darker expression crossed his face as he remembered the rest of their situation.<br/><br/>"Well," he said, "We've more or less dealt with the poison issue. Now that most of the town's asleep though, they've taken this opportunity to launch an invasion."<br/><br/>"An invasion?" Kosuke asked, and Crowley have a firm, solemn nod.<br/><br/>"The ones that were already here are what we're mainly fighting now. We sealed off the mountain pass to prevent an invasion from the neighboring kingdom." Kosuke glanced over at the mountain of rubble wedged where the mountain pass was supposed to be. Suddenly, he saw even more reason for a military base to be here.<br/><br/>"Do you have any idea how many enemies we're facing here?" Kosuke asked.<br/><br/>Crowley shook his head. "They seem to keep popping up out of nowhere," he said. "Do you have magic that can fight them?" He asked hopefully.<br/><br/>Kosuke frowned sadly and shook his head. "I have magic that could be used to fight them," he confessed. "But I'm a healer, a pacifist. I can't help in a fight."<br/><br/>Crowley's spirits seemed to sink slightly, then he drew the fire back into his eyes. "Well," he said. "You've healed me now, and I can fight." So he scooped up his sword and climbed down the ladder, back into the battle.<br/><br/>Kosuke watched him run off worriedly. He hoped the nice man didn't get injured again. He turned his attention to the ranger. "Is there any place the injured are being taken?" he asked. "I can't fight, but I can bring our injured fighters back to their feet."