<strong>Alice</strong><br/><br/>The leader nodded and smiled graciously, and of course a few of the others looked at each other and at Alice with smiles and cheer.  But some still seemed worried.  Struggling against their ropes most asked their young savior kindly to be released while some others whispered to themselves underneath their breath.  They were grateful of course, and didn't spare her a smile when she looked their way, but one did speak up voicing the thoughts of others.<br/><br/>"A-almost all of them?  You mean some... escaped?  That's... oh no."<br/><br/>"They'll be back in force won't they?  To punish us?  There couldn't have been more than a dozen of them this time, not including those Silesians with them!  They'll just attack us with even more fighters and do... worse..."