She was led to the town center, where she saw her mission objective, Vittoria, in the stocks, along with Rowena and others. (Patreon)

Seeing a powerful warrior like Rowena in this state made her shiver with fear—her enemies were more competent, perhaps, than she’d imagined. And her heart dropped as she saw Carlotta led into the town square at spearpoint moments later.  A defeated look on her face, she had her hands tied behind her back, and she was stripped to her underwear. Her face and neck were filthy for some reason, but her body was clean. The mission was lost, and they were captives—unless Martine could save them.