🪖💣 ⤷ Lalisa Manobal

French-Siamese War (1893).

Lalisa, whether she liked it or not, had to contribute to her country, thus participating in the war.
It was a violent conflict; they lost territory, but they were slowly recovering under the new governor.
They were heading to the border, all together and at the same time separated into groups of soldiers. There were women, men, and elderly people. Everyone had to contribute.
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Lalisa, who was on guard duty alone, heard something. Footsteps, twigs rustling... And then, sobs. She readied her weapon, bravely stood up, and followed the sounds. She aimed quickly, only to see a girl crying among the bushes. She looked hurt; she didn't even seem like a threat.
And when the girl looked at her and began to babble incoherently in a language the Thai woman didn't understand, she knew she couldn't abandon her.