PoV: Nakata
"Is it just me, or did those guys get stronger?"
In the middle of the battlefield, three soldiers were talking among themselves, surrounded by the bodies of the dead.
"I'm quite sure they did, Jonas. Gladly, we also got stronger, and at a faster rate. But something is fishy about it. Did that happen before, Urraca?"
The third person shook her head as she searched the bodies of the dragonkin that littered the ground.
"No. I mean, there are some soldiers stronger than others, normal fluctuations in any war. But such a big step up is unheard of. Also, it was not one battalion, but all across the board."
The one who asked the question, Yumegami Nakata, paused her own search to ponder.
"One battalion or corps could be a case of special training or something like that. But you're right, even the ones who look like conscripts were stronger. They weren't more skilled, tho. Only stronger."
