<div align="center"><strong>Chapter 2: Occupation</strong><br/>[Village of Valence, Kingdom of Alaqant]</div><br/>Though Alice has not only escaped both Alaqant and the mysterious group out for her head, she and her party are still in now-enemy territory.  Following Maribelle and Miranda back with the old man, they arrive in his village of Valence to find a very different sort of welcome.  As word spread of the defeat of the Allied army bandits and deserters have crawled from their holes to prey on the villagers.<br/><br/>Alongside the usual brigands that harass any countryside, Alice will be surprised to see Silesian soldiers among the rabble!  These, however, are deserters and no friend to Alice.  And as they appear from the forest and round the small lake, the party is greeted by a threatening if illdisciplined force looking to capture them as well as the villages now held hostage.  While the old man trembles in his cart behind them, he implores the group to save his town.  Between the Alaqant army behind them and the unknown in every other direction, they may not have the luxury of choosing to fight - the deserters and brigands are bringing the fight to them.<br/><br/>Objectives: Defeat Harald, without whom the bandits will scatter.<br/>(http://i.imgur.com/XYIZI.png)