The Martial Unity

"We have successfully acquired the targets of your mission, Squire Quarrier." A woman wearing a uniform with the emblem of the Kandrian Martial Union told Rui, bowing. "Thank you for completing your mission."

Rui nodded. "Will there be any problems with handling the Martial Apprentices and getting them back to the Kandrian Empire?"

"Not at all." She politely responded. "The Martial Apprentices will be carefully monitored by a team of experts who will ensure they remain sedated. We have an extradition treaty with the Kingdom of Violis and there are many channels that the Martial Union has established for smuggling larger goods in and out of the Kingdom of Violis."

Rui nodded in response.

"Is there anything else, Squire?" She asked politely.

"Not at all, I'll be taking my leave then." Rui nodded.

"I bid you farewell then." She wished him.

He left the branch office of the Martial Union soon after, breathing a sigh of relief. He had finally gotten something off his shoulders after this long, he felt like a weight had gotten lifted off of him, leaving him more refreshed and at peace.

On the way back, he pondered the mission he had just completed.

('Certainly one of my smoother missions.') Rui noted.

that the mission itself was too easy, it was just about right for its grade. The actual arrest was the easy part, the investigation and location of the target of the mission were the harder

the intelligence gathering was done by the intelligence department of the Martial Union. But Rui took the matters into his own hands and made more progress in a few hours than they had made in a week, thanks to the resourceful and effective means of acquiring intelligence that

than a perfect evaluation from

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casually. Just like when he

quickly entered the Kandrian transit port before undergoing the brief protocols that returning Martial

only when he was outside the Empire that the risk

traverse the skies. One of the most primal desires of man was to fly, after all. It was that

alone dampened the marvel of that feat in this world. However, there did indeed exist

thoughts centering topics that intrigued him flashed around in his mind all throughout his

he reached, descending to the Quarrier Orphanage. There were

He called

when they saw him descending

he hadn't yet told them

us how to do that?" Max

Rui suggested with a

going to overlook our

here, of course." Rui turned to the third figure in the backyard.

Quarrier." The Martial Apprentice bowed, expressing respect. "They certainly have potential, as

the Martial Academy was half a year