Gianna's POV

After the night of the fire, everything shifted. A fence now wrapped around the camp, restricting squads to only a few in the fields at a time. Each time they were deployed, I braced myself, knowing another village in Harem Valley was about to be ravaged. Innocents were perishing while I stayed confined in the camp under Stefano's orders, alongside my *beloved* companion, Davide.

To stave off the madness of sitting in the tent, I often wandered to the stream. Watching the ...