37- Foccus on your goals

—Well friend, it is a pleasure meeting you, and despite the difficulties, we must thank you for saving our lives. What is your name?

—Ferzan, Ferzan Marrins, don't worry, it was nothing, disappear from the city and if you can, also get rid of those uniforms. There are many rebels on the roads, be careful, and may the heavens teach you.

Thus the false recruits leave Teresville and successfully leave without any problem. Ferzan returns to his assigned bed but cannot fall asleep, since he was anxiously awaiting the very likely interrogation that some commander would ask him about the recruits. At dawn, the doctors report the escape of these strange recruits to the senior commanders and one of them heads directly to Ferzan.

—Good morning recruit. —Commander Octavio shouts, trying to wake Ferzan up—. I hope he is better, because of yesterday's attacks, they have done a good job, but I have an intrigue.

—Tell me, sir. —Ferzan comments in a calm tone, as he gets up from his fake sleep—.

—These recruits that you fought within the alley, many of the doctors say they have not seen them before. Do you know the names of any of them?

—No sir, I was cleaning corpses and they offered to help me, they already looked bad when they approached, we spent about thirty minutes cleaning everything, and the homeless people appeared, perhaps seeking revenge, these recruits realized this and began to fight with them without much success. I went to help them, but the inefficiency of all of them made it easy for us to be mocked.

—I see, another question, boy, did you see where those homeless people went after fighting with you?

—Not very well, sir, I know they turned right down the alley near the bar in the area, but I didn't have the strength to follow them.

—Well recruit, rest, and when you are discharged, come to my classroom, I have a mission for you.

—Yes, sir, with pleasure.

Ferzan manages to elude Commander Octavio without problems and after two days of rest in the military hospital, he goes directly to Octavio's living room in the palace so as not to generate even the slightest suspicion.

—Here I present myself for the mission, sir.

—Good morning recruit. I hope he is in good condition because the mission will be somewhat exhausting.

—Don't worry sir, I'm one hundred percent.

—Perfect, you will go with Emens and Freos to hunt down those damn deserters, bring them here, and discover once and for all who they are. Do you know how to shoot Ferzan?

—Yes, sir, my father gave me certain notions.

—Perfect, they will leave right away, your companions are waiting for you outside, with horses, provisions, and weapons, don't return without capturing those idiots.

—Understood, sir.

Ferzan was in a very big dilemma, he had already betrayed the prostitute by order of none other than the prince, and even though he tried, he ran into Emens and he had no choice. He felt terrible for having taken her back to her executioner, it is something he can hardly forgive himself for, and now he is in a similar situation. Hunt these unfortunate vagabonds, and if they betrayed him he would probably be shot too.