Alanna heard the sound of approaching soldiers and held the blade tighter. Then she heard the sounds of a few men dying and winced a couple of times at the sound. She didn't let go of her blade right away when she saw Elly walk in. Her entire body trembled with fright and pain. When she felt the blade she'd been holding being lowered by her best friend, she let it be lowered and cried, hugging her close. "Elly," she said through the sobs. "I- I don't know if I can do this... I can't fight like this... I- I'm not as strong as you..."<br/><br/>She knew it wasn't safe but she couldn't bring herself to kill people. It was against her nature in more ways than one. She understood that they had to leave but she just wanted to be held for a while longer by her best friend. She cried hard for a few minutes into Elly's shoulder, images of her families deaths playing through her head. After a few minutes, she slowly calmed down and listened to Elly. She nodded, still crying and sniffling a little. She took the bag her best friend had of clothes for her and picked up the sword.<br/><br/>"I- I'll follow you," she said softly. "J- just promise me you won't ever leave me and that you'll train me more on how to defend myself." She looked into her best friend's eyes, pleadingly. "Please, Elly... Please promise me you will!"