Życie moved quietly towards where the knife that Nero had used was.
She then proceeded to cut her bonds.
Nero was trying to find Francis. He did not see him, and so, Francis got ready. He quietly got in position, aimed his gun.
It was too quiet, and Nero knew very well that Francis was nearby.
You could occasionally hear the groaning of a couple of soldiers nearby, but that was it.
Francis shot his gun. The most developed weapon at the time, the single-shot rifle, was used in the dusty ruins of the house.
But Nero did not move, and the bullet did not reach. The wind itself had protected him. He had gained most of the memories of his mother, and he now had complete control of the wind, and it would subconsciously protect him.
Francis swore, as he immediately ran away from his hiding spot. A second later, a huge explosion-like sound echoed behind him, as his hiding spot exploded.