Time Crisis

"I have to meet someone there," Mellie answers, her smile fading briefly as she seems to be quite bothered by something. However, she then shrugs and gives another wide smile. "I know that perhaps it wasn't that safe to travel alone, but I didn't really have a choice. My village couldn't spare someone to come with me. What about you?" she asks. "Where are you headed?"

"I'm just travelling around..." you start, but are cut off as a man runs into view, looking quite terrified. "Bandits. There are bandits about to attack a village!" he exclaims.

Mellie quickly draws her sword, and glances at you. "You should stay here. I'll go and stop the bandits, and then come back."

"Wait, I can help," you say. "I'm a tactician. I'm still in training, but I know quite a lot."

Mellie hesitates, and then nods. "I won't say that it wouldn't be helpful to have a tactician. Come on." With that, she starts running off in the direction the man came from.

You follow after her.