Story - Heroic Whispers [Part 1]

Away from the camp, We return to Akinori, Mirei, and Mei-Lin, who is upset with the previous two. “Mirei! Akinori! How could you let Uncle Addams and Uncle Morris leave like that?! They're walking back to the camp alone, and there could be bad guys there, waiting! We should have stayed together and walked back to the camp! Now we're separated and...and...what if they get hurt? What if the bad guys take them away. I'll...I'll be all alone...” Mei-Lin puts both hands over her face as she cries. Both Akinori and Mirei feel awful about the current situation. A half hour has passed with no update, hinting that the militia is at the camp. Neither Mirei or Akinori have heard yelling or other loud noises in the distance, which is the only thing giving them hope. Both Akinori and Mirei are struggling to find something to tell Mei-Lin, in hopes of calming her down. Through bouts of tears, Mei-Lin speaks. “You should have stopped them! Why didn't you?! Why?! Why didn't anyone listen to me...”