<div align="center"><strong>Chapter 2: What Was Stolen</strong></div><br/>[On the road from Laplace, Duchy of Silesia]<br/>"Eh?  So Ysena actually wants to fight things out?  Unless she manages to pull an army out of her tight ass she's throwing her life away.  And here I was being a nice guy when I didn't just kill her after telling her where to shove that honor crap.  Whatever."<br/><br/>Captain Lorand, self-appointed leader of the Advent splinter group, grumbled to himself as he rolled out of bed.  The cavalier that disturbed his rest swallowed his anxiety and stood his ground, waiting for orders.  The new captain was a layabout compared to Ysena but way more unforgiving when it came to minor things like this.  His knuckles turned white as he gripped the sides of the small chest before him and hoped it was good enough news to put the boss in a better mood.<br/><br/>"W-We at least found this, sir.  I'm pretty sure it's what you asked us to find on top of assassinating the lady."<br/><br/>"Eh?  And did Oscar at least do that right?  Cecilia Laplace is dead, right?  Well, whatever.  We got enough from her house to grow fat for a while.  Go ahead and deliver it - it's just a rag, right?  It looks worthless.  I'll handle Ysena's bunch.  Hopefully she'll put up a better fight than these locals."<br/><br/><br/>---<br/><br/>The party emerges from the seaside road leading away from Laplace.  In the distance a small town rests atop a cliff overlooking the ocean, and to the right the mountains give way to a small field that should lead to the fort where the Advent deserters have joined with some local bandits to overrun and dominate the countryside.  The mountain road behind the party was slow and treacherous, and most of Ysena's mercenaries are straggling behind for unknown reasons.  The party has no time to turn back, however, as Lorand and his company are already waiting upon their arrival.  To arms!<br/><br/>Objectives: Defeat Lorand.<br/>Starting Units: Cecilia, Ysena, Claire, Aurich, Seth, Maribelle, Valerie, Ashton, Edmund<br/>(http://i.imgur.com/E1vEx.png)