Chapter 478
The Thunder Queen, Riana de Granz, returned to Port Mokna late into the night.
Charlotte watched from within the command center as the knights and priests on horseback made their way back to Port Mokna.
It seemed they had managed to find some survivors, as there were a considerable number of carriages at the rear of the unit. These carriages were used to safely escort the refugees to Port Mokna. Not all the carriages were filled with people, but Charlotte could see that some were carrying passengers.
At the very rear of the unit was Riana de Granz, riding a white horse, who escorted them until the very last moment. She led the charge in battle and protected the rear during escort missions.
This routine scene demonstrated to Charlotte the simple truth that a commander who always fought in the most dangerous positions would naturally earn the respect of their troops.
The carriages carrying the survivors were brought to the temporary refuge area. The refugees alighted, with guidance from the unit members. They calmed the frightened people, provided some initial information about Edina, and then loaded them onto transport convoys that would eventually bring them to Edina.
This was the raison d'etre of the forward base at Port Mokna.
“Still... quite a few,” Harriet muttered absentmindedly as she watched the survivors alighting from the carriages.
This was Riana’s task: to frequently go out on reconnaissance missions and bring back survivors. These expeditions could sometimes be completed in a single day, but there were also cases in which the expeditions lasted longer and took several days.
Although it was becoming increasingly difficult to find survivors, and they were considering relocating the base, survivors could still be found in the vicinity, albeit in far fewer numbers than before.
Neither Harriet nor Charlotte knew how long this particular mission had taken, but Riana and her unit had rescued more than twenty survivors from their desolate life in the monster-ridden wilderness.