~Exile: One who is banished from his or her native land, whether by choice... or by force.
B a n i s h e d... a word nobody ever wants to face. A sentencing potentially as fatal as the death penalty itself in these dire times; To have no friends or allies to rely on, nor a place to call home, is an experience with no comparison when paired with a war which rages in every direction. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, but survive these derelict souls must.
A reason for anyone being abolished in such a cruel manner can vary indefinitely, but is not truly important in the grand scheme of things... the end result remains the same. The tale of an outcast is not often filled with honor or glory, but hardship and trials of endurance, resulting in little but an inevitable death. The banished must be strong in more than one way, or fall to their weakness.
However... most people, even such outcasts, do not realize that those who are forbidden to return to their homelands are not always truly alone. This is so because all exiles share a common ordeal with a similar goal: Living with no one, hiding from everyone, and surviving regardless. When, by chance, they may happen to come across one another, willing to cooperate, and unwilling to pass up a chance to make something of themselves, no one can say for sure what such individuals may achieve.
Only time will tell.