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supplies. I walked over to the door to watch for brief moment my pain vanished as I
anyone approching. My heart sank as I saw a remembered one of the happiest day of my life.
Mage coming up the street. I couldn't risk it I knew what I had to do now. I looked to Wei
getting near Wei and our child. I ran upstairs to and told her to leave me and go after them and
the balcony and waited. As the Mage get out of the city. She needed to live through
approached the door I jumped from the this and give birth to our child. I looked back to
balcony and plunged my spear into it. The the doorway to see a new silhouette standing
Mage had seen me as I was jumping and cast there. I swear I thought it was the Moogle of
Fire knocking me into the stairs and breaking Death come to take my soul to the afterlife. It
them along with shattering my weapon. I tried turns out it was this short blonde haired guy
to get up but my body wasn't responding and, although it might've been from the blood
anymore. I thought this was the end for me. loss, I think he had a tail. He told us we
Both the Mage and I now lie in a slumped needed to escape to Lindblum for the
position waiting for death to take us. Just then protection of it's honorable Regent, Cid. Wei
Wei ran out of the building with worry on her protested asking how we were supposed to get
face asking if I was alright. I was barely able to there with my injuries. As if the city itself was
mutter that I couldn't move so she dragged me telling us to leave the statue above began to
back into the Hall and layed me beneath the crumble and fall down. The man shouted and
statue. ran up pulling me out of danger just in time
saving my life. After hearing the noise Gray
Wei didn't know what to do. She couldn't came running into the room asking if we were
carry me, not while pregnant with our child. ok. Somehow through all of this we had
She wanted to go find help but didn't want to survived. I couldn't give up now, I had to live. I
leave me all alone especially if the worst asked Gray for a hand and he gladly came to
should happen. My body was in shambles and help me. I thanked the guy again for saving my
every part of me ached of injury. I was so life and told him to find us in Lindblum once
exhausted from the constant fighting my mind this was over and my kids were born. He said
was losing focus and clarity. Just then I saw an he would look forward to it and told us to take
outline of a Bermecian soldier at the doorway care before heading out on his way. Gray got
and felt relieved. It was Dan with his family me to my feet and together all 3 of us made
lingering behind him by the door. He had our escape from the city and made it to
bandaged injuries on his body barely visible Lindblum. I would not be here today if it hadn't
under his armor. He came over to find out what been for that stranger helping me when no one
happend and try to help. He tried help pick me else did. I get to be there for my kids and
up but his wound opened up and he fell back watch them grow up. I owe him more than just
down to his knee. He looked at me then back my life. I owe him everything that's in it too.
to his family. He got back up, walked back to
the door looking at Wei and I apologizing - Lance Corporal Kal, 3rd Platoon
saying he had his own family to look after and
left. My heart sank as I watched him vanish Buremcian Soldier, Husband and Soon-to-
into the rain. be-Father
I felt my body getting heavier and I was
sure it was only a matter of time before my
injuries took their final toll on me. Wei was
trying to encourage me to get up saying we
couldn't stay here any longer. She reminded
me of our vows before Gizmaluke and for a
