Xebek’s Blog

The battle for Vasel Town was well done and allowed us to see more of the characters involved in this series. It actually showed a degree of realism by having characters not get along at first. We got to see how the group was put together and were given an understanding as to the current situation in Gallia.

Impressions:

Squad 7 was formed and won it’s first engagement in this episode. Despite that it is clear that this group has a lot of problems to overcome before they can be united. A major problem is the racism toward Darcsens. It’s hard to fight if the people in a group don’t trust each other. Isara is going to have problems dealing with people who judge her based on her heritage. She is proud of who she is and won’t back down to people like Rosie. But even that stance won’t be respected and at some point they will have to deal with that racial hate within the squad.

At least Welkin got grudging respect from people within his squad thanks to the success of his strategy. I’m sure people like Largo and Rosie don’t completely trust him, but will be forced to follow his orders due to the bet they made. The guy has excellent intelligence and used his knowledge of nature to his advantage in the battle. There is a lot of pressure on him with the position he has been put in and who his father is. It’s not like he asked to be made squad leader, but now that he has the job he’ll do his best. If he managed anything in this battle it was proving to Alicia that he is capable. Probably not the kind of guy you’d expect as a great leader, but he manages to get the job done.

Alicia continues to make things entertaining with her reactions. She really was shocked when put in Welkin’s squad. Could understand her feelings in regards to taking orders from him. But I think she has learnt that he is capable even though he is a bit odd. He looked at events intelligently and came up with effective methods. Her reactions should continue being an entertaining part of the series. They may be at war, but there should be some laughs had along the way.

The battle itself was pretty good and quick. Since it was a sneak attack it makes sense that everything was resolved in a few moments. It was a tricky job heading under water and if it took longer they might have sunk down there. Squad 7 did a great job of making the enemy panic since they did not expect this kind of assault to happen. It manages to prove the ability of their commander and makes them stand out to the rest of the militia.

This was a good first battle for the group and they will need to stay sharp in order to survive what is ahead. I’m liking how they are handling the personalities of the characters and the battles. Should be a good series overall if they can keep this up.