As Alice enters the poor village, she finds the people already hiding behind their doors and eying her warily.  A young peasant girl, however, rushes to her side with a crowd of other young children and teens begging for her help.<br/><br/>"Please!  You are army regulars, aren't you?  Or mercenaries?  You're with grandfather and the ladies Miranda and Maribelle, so you must be!  Would you help us?  As soon as they left these brigands attacked and are doing horrible things!  Their leader... he has my mother!  He has all of our parents!  We don't have much here but we'll spare anything we can if you can save us!"<br/><br/>No doubt the villains, taking advantage of the lack of soldiers who are busy fighting a war elsewhere, have taken to rape and pillage here.  The houses to the north are full of hostages.  Can they be rescued?  Should they be so hopeful?  It seems beyond striking down their leader the small houses in the north will need to be rescued.<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Player Phase</div><div class="spoiler_body">Nanami attacks Mercenary (I10) and hits for 11 damage! Nanami gains 11 experience.  <br/>Claire attacks Mercenary (I10) and hits for 13 damage, killing him! Claire gains 31 experience. <br/>Maribelle dances for Nanami and Miranda! Maribelle gains 11 experience.<br/>Miranda attacks Bandit (G9) and hits for 7 damage! Miranda gains 22 experience.<br/>Nanami attacks Bandit (G9) twice for 16 damage, killing him! Nanami gains 31 experience. Level up!<br/>Nanami is now Level 3! HP +1 Strength +1 <br/>Nanami retreats to L10<br/>Edmund moves to K9</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Enemy Phase</div><div class="spoiler_body">As the battle begins, an archer moves to inform his boss of Alice's approach while bandits move in from the west and north!<br/><br/><br/>Archer (I9) attacks Claire and hits for 0 damage! Claire gains 1 experence.<br/><br/>Bandit (I10) attacks Claire and hits for 0 damage! <br/>Claire counter attacks and hits for 10 damage! Claire gains 11 experience. Level up!<br/>Claire is now Level 3! Speed +1 Defense +1 Resistance +1 <br/>Bandit (I10) is at 7/24 HP<br/><br/></div></div><br/><strong>End turn summary:</strong><br/>Maribelle:<br/>(19/19 HP) (68/100 Exp) (-- --/--)<br/>Alice:<br/>(17/17 HP) (54/100 Exp) (Fire 36/40)<br/>Nanami:<br/>(18/19 HP) (21/100 Exp) (Iron Javelin 32/45)<br/>Edmund:<br/>(18/18 HP) (53/100 Exp) (Flux 36/40)<br/>Claire:<br/>(23/23 HP) (1/100 Exp) (Iron Lance 34/45)<br/>Miranda:<br/>(21/21 HP) (78/100 Exp) (Hatchet 33/35)<br/><div align="center"><strong>Turn 2 - Player Phase</strong><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/u2AYF.png)</div>