An Unexpected Bet (1)

When Sitara woke up, the blizzard was still ongoing. Well, as far as she could tell, it had not been over ten minutes since she went unconscious. She was freezing in the cold, as she was laid on the front of the fortress, but her worries were somewhere else.

She stood up abruptly from the spot, but felt no disturbance in the fortress. 'The conflict is over?' she thought, 'I have to see.'

She did not ponder long, strode into the fortress with consciousness and alert. Fortunately, the bow and arrows were with her; the invader did not care to take it away. Perhaps they were overconfident with their ability.