[Outside the steel fortress, Guten Village]
[Legion barracks, Colonel Berny's office]
Three knocks, neither soft nor forceful, echoed as a sonorous male baritone penetrated the room: "Reporting!"
"Enter."
The officer of the day received permission and entered the colonel's office with a guard in tow. Colonel Berny shifted his gaze from the scrolls on his desk to the lieutenant and nodded slightly.
"Sir." The lieutenant clicked his heels together, stood at attention, and reported: "A young gentleman outside the camp requests an audience, claiming to be your friend."
Colonel Berny casually flipped through his calendar, confirming no visitors were scheduled for today, and frowned, "Name?"
"He wouldn't say. Only mentioned that the last time he joined you for a drink was at a reception in the Este estate."
"Oh… Where is he?"
"Waiting at the guard post."
"Let him in."
"Yes, sir."
