On a dimly lit morning, Edwin and Laura make a short walk to a location a bit outside Elaria, a location given to them by Lucius for a misson.

  Lucius had given them quite vague instructions

  "You can just deal with the guys there, then come back and get me whatever they stole."

  Laura and Edwin then approach a small encampment on the outskirts of a forest,

  Edwin and Laura share a quick look before quickening the pace toward the camp.

  As they approach the camp, they notice that it's empty, though obviously not abandoned.

  As Laura approaches a tent, a knife comes whizzing towards Laura's head.

  As the dagger approaches, Edwin whips it out of the air with a chain, before quickly pinning the location of the attacker.

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  A second attacker comes from the bushes and tries attacking Edwin from behind.

  As the attacker lands on Edwin's shoulders, a thick sludge covers his head, attempting to suffocate him.

  Before the attacker can escape though, a chain comes up from the floor, wrapping around the attacker's foot.

  As the chain draws him into the floor, Laura dashes toward the attacker and delivers a swift, powerful punch, a loud thud rings out across the forest.

  The first attacker then leaves the bushes, approaching directly from the front.

  As Laura and Edwin both rush in, a third attacker, holding a large sword, sneaks up behind Edwin.

  As the huge sword cleaves towards Edwin's neck, chains wrap around his neck from beneath his shirt.

  One chain captures the sword and pulls the attacker in as other chains wrap around Edwin's hand.

  A hard crack is heard through the camp.

  The final attacker gives up and submits to Laura before she can land a hit.

  The attacker then gives Laura what was stolen.

  A small notebook with the title "Lucius' Sketches"

  Laura takes the book and reads the title before flipping through briefly, finding pictures of things from women to trees to fruit to even Lucius' sword.

  Laura sighs before handing it over to Edwin, both realizing that they risked far too much for some sketchbook.

  As they return to Elaria, they flip through the various pictures, amazed at the detail in some.