The cold wind blew gently.
Cheeks, ears, neck, all felt a touch of chill.
Flossie Wright finally reached her destination.
From afar it wasn't clear, but when she got closer, the signs of battle were unmistakable.
The grass was trampled, bushes broken, in some places the carnage was evident, and near her there were clear marks of bullets having grazed by.
Therefore, the initial judgment could be dismissed.
They hadn't left the area; this was their battlefield.
But—
Where were the people?
Flossie had approached while sticking close to cover, to avoid being targeted from the shadows, but hiding also meant her field of view was limited, unable to spot the fuller picture around her.
Even if there were people hidden and lying in ambush all around, she couldn't be certain of neither the enemy's nor her allies' positions.
Accidentally firing at her own red team would be...
Forget it.
Anyway, it was just a trial to see if there was anyone there in the first place.