"Praise Holy Wind!"
Amidst the chorus of calls, distant targets quivered as if shaken by a storm.
In a hail of countless lead bullets, hundreds of Long Spearmen wearing tight-fitting jackets marched in orderly formation.
From the bird's-eye view in the sky, the surging crowd and the swaying long spears mixed together, performing daily drills on the earthen-colored training grounds outside Joan of Arc Castle.
Petier, still recovering from a serious illness, wrapped in a thick robe, rubbed his ears, still unable to adjust to the continuous sound of gunfire.
Beside him, Horn, dressed in a black half-cape priest's robe, smiled unfazed and said, "Not used to it? You've just recovered from illness, rest more."
In the last Rapids City siege, Petier fought as soon as he recovered but overworked himself, causing a relapse, eventually being sent to Joan of Arc Hospital for recovery.
