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And there was more bad news as well. Harper Norez was no longer in the country. As expected, the man had been recalled by the Vanguard. He hadn't specified where he was being sent to--or perhaps he hadn't been allowed to specify--but Garovel seemed to believe that it was Melmoore.

Harper's reaper, Darsihm, had told them during the Gala that Harper's direct superior officer was one Captain General Frederick. And since that little revelation, Garovel had learned quite a bit more about that person.

Fen Frederick was the man's full name, and he was widely known as the Surgeon Saint. He had a reputation as being something of a miracle worker. Supposedly, he had saved countless lives that were previously believed to have already been lost. Where other doctors failed, the Surgeon Saint somehow found a way.

Or so the claims went.

It seemed pretty weird that such a famous man of medicine would ascend to the third highest rank in the Vanguard, beneath only the Field Marshals and High Commander Sermung himself. And apparently, the guy performed life-saving surgeries all the time, despite all his other responsibilities.

'They say,' Garovel had told him, 'that Frederick always seeks out the bloodiest war zones in the world, not just to put an end to the fighting there, but also to provide topnotch medical care for the people with the most urgent need of it. I've told you before about how I think saints are overrated, but... after all I've heard about this guy, it's hard not to admire him. Even the Rainlords seem to like him, and their love for the Vanguard is at an all-time low, right now.'

Hector could only imagine what a doctor who had studied medicine for two hundred years or more would be capable of. If circumstances were different, Hector might've liked to meet him.