A little before four in the morning with the sky still dark, under the overcast clouds in Komaia Village.
The residents there awaited a major conflict with unease yet with lingering hope.
Within their presence was the aid of an adventuring group who had initially come to their village to complete their mission.
And now, with a force that was surely able to combat a raid, the Komaia Military Group was complete.
***
Hera Delta stood among the other guards at the northeastern wall which faced Sekoto Forest with a nonchalant expression.
Having stood there for nearly two hours, he had begun to doubt the attacker's arrival, but he quickly discarded that notion.
Those fools waited for nearly an entire week until the last day to strike. There's no way that they would pass on the attempt to attack now.
His left hand never left the hilt on his sword that remained strapped on his waist, and he continued to stare straight ahead at the forest ahead of him.
