They make a clean getaway!

The mysterious soldiers all fled, the one called Kronya included, and Sothis huffed as they escaped. "Dang, just when things were getting good!" she pouted.

"...It seems I have a lot to report to the Archbishop," Byleth mused as he sheathed his blade. He looked at everyone else. "Everyone okay?"

"Yeah, a bit banged up, but nothing Linhardt can't fix!" Ferdinand answered, the perpetually sleepy noble groaning as he said this.

"I wish you weren't all so reckless. It makes more work for me... I was hoping the only one stupid enough to get injured here would be Caspar," Linhardt sighed.

"Hey, I'm not dumb! I just like my fights up close and personal!" Caspar protested hotly.

"Maybe Linhardt should be checking the prisoner we rescued?" Shez asked, getting some looks. "Who knows what kind of **** she suffered."

"Ah, an excellent point!" Edelgard agreed, and Linhardt sighed, heading over to Monica. "We can question what happened to her after that's done."

They exited the fortress and rendezvoused with the Knights of Seiros, Linhardt healing some bruises on Monica as they walked. Surprisingly, she was kept in decent condition. And when asked, she denied any kind of sexual ****. "Odd," Ferdinand noted when this was mentioned. "I wouldn't expect such brutes to have any level of restraint with a captive they've had for so long."

"It's not as uncommon as you might think. They often want to sell off people they capture, and don't want to... Damage the goods," Shez grimaced. Everyone else looked appalled at the notion. "Although, there's enough off about the situation that I'm sure there's something else going on here... And for the life of me, I don't know what."

"Well, Monica, do you think you can shed some light on this for us?" Byleth asked, turning to the girl, who looked a bit uncomfortable, but determined to help. "Can you tell us anything about your abduction?"

"And while you're at it, tell him your three sizes!" Sothis chirped, invisibly to all but Byleth and Dorothea, who ignored her.