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Elliot goes over to Valentine, checking his bandage. "Good to see you speak Valentine. I'm not much of a medic, but I think I got the bleeding stopped. You know I could never tell when Leonek is being satirical."

Leonek sneers
"Must be lack of oxygen at birth, or maybe it's because you feel like a -fish- out of the vater here."

Victoria glared at Leonek. "We can do without your racist comments," she said.

"Thank you," Valentine said to Elliot. "I think I need a doctor, though." The bandages were fine, and Elliot had done a decent enough job. The bleeding had stopped, and Valentine was stable.

"And ve could do vithout you kidnapping people. Vill ve agree on that deal then?", Leonek returned Victoria's glare despite her not so welcoming looks.

"Let's get one thing clear," said Victoria. "You invaded and attacked our home. You've killed members of my family. We didn't kidnap you, we captured you in a war - a war your people started."

"Whoa, everyone calm down." Elliot intercedes, seeing where this is going. "Yelling at each other isn't going to help anyone. Leonik, kidnappings happen every day, we rarely send the army in to deal with them. But we need to find a solution together to stop further bloodshed."

"You're right," said Victoria, relaxing somewhat. "We need to talk to the Brigadier. He's the only one who can order his troops to stand down. Where can we find him?"

"Where are their radio's, did you take them?" Elliot asks.

"They were taken," said Victoria, "but it was before we got here. They must have been put in the storage chamber. You tried talking him to him on the radio before, though, and it didn't work. Besides, he can always cut you off on the radio. If we speak to him face to face, he'll have to listen. We just have to put him in a position where he can't fight back first. If he's at the inn, he should be trapped soon if he isn't already."

Leonek isn't so quick to cool his temper.

"No, you're right, Elliot, vhen people get kidnapped by people, ve send in the police. Vhen they are kidnapped by these things, ve send in the military."


He then looks at Victoria.

"It looks like you don't have it clear. You kidnapped one of us and ve came to rescue her, and now ve have come back to make sure you newer kidnap anyone else before. I newer claimed you kidnapped me, you took me prisoner and that, to -get things clear- is an entirely different thing. Now are you going to kill me or bring me to your Mother, because ve vill newer surrender to you."



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"You're not helping here Leonek," Elliot says. Then looking over at Victoria, "Why don't you go retrieve a radio. If I can find his location, we can go talk to him face to face. But we need to find out where he is first."

"We are not things," Victoria spat back at Leonek. "We are people, just like you. We only wish to live in peace. If the rest of your people have your attitude, I'm afraid this battle will be to the death - their death. I'm not going to kill you. Your fate is up to Mother, and she will come to you when the battle is won." She nodded to Elliot. "I'll go get a radio. You can either come with me, or you can stay here with Emilia and the prisoners. Maybe they know where the Brigadier can be found." She began to ascend the sloping tunnel.

Leonek sneered, rattling his chains.

"If your people wanted to live in peace, you shouldn't have taken hostages."

"Thanks dear," Elliot said as she left. "Leonek, no one took any hostages, what you are talking about." Elliot looked down exasperated. "Listen, whats in the past is done. We need to work together now. To stop the killing going on NOW. Do you understand?" Elliot paused hoping the others would see reason. "Where can I find the general so I can go talk to him face to face?"

"Don't tell him, Private," said Sergeant Carla Ecarg. "If they find out where he is, they'll try to kill him."

Leonek spat on the ground before Elliot's feet and looked him straight in the eyes.

"I am Priwate Leonek Novak, serwice number 25232301."

Elliot looks at Leonek, "I'm not your enemy here. I don't understand why you are doing this. I'm neutral in this I'm trying to stop the killing on both sides. You'll see," he says looking at all the prisoners hanging up.

The cavern was partially submerged, so Leonek's spit only landed in the water. None of the other prisoners was willing to talk either.

After a few minutes, Victoria returned with a hand-held radio, wading into the cave. "Here's one of their radios," she said, holding it out to Elliot.

Leonek just stared at Elliot.

Elliot takes the radio, "Thank you Victoria," he says. He presses the talk button on the radio, "General this is Elliot again. Are you ready to talk yet? It's time to stop the bloodshed."