For the most part, the soldiers travelling with Mercedes carried the cargo into Elenaris, but upon noticing Raven and Regalia coming back to the beach not too long after the wolf girl had left, she decided to grab herself a light box and part with the dragon sisters. Their mother, Helga, was, of course, delighted that the woman wouldn't be around them anymore, but as was in her nature, Mercedes made sure not to let the valkyrie have any sort of satisfaction in her departure.
"Wanna help me with these boxes? I'll treat you to some ice cream, what do you say?" Her eyes still focused on the approaching duo, Mercedes smiled as the girls leapt at the treat's mention. And why wouldn't they? Their mother had been training even their stomachs to endure harsh environments with scarcity of meals and diseases, and being teens, neither of them enjoyed the experience.
