Chapter 18
In the morning, rescuers had to be sent into the woods. All day long, body after body was dragged out. Most of the dead were hunters, but there were also villagers and children old enough to have been considered decent sport. Every group had casualties.
Some of the bodies were whole and seemingly asleep, with hardly a scratch on them. The only sign of their trauma was their expressions. Their faces were frozen in screams of horror.
Some of the bodies were mangled, with bits torn out of them. Their expressions were peaceful and calm, as if their last moments were full of satisfaction and contentment.
Some were locked in battles, entangled in their web of swords and knives.
The survivors all had different stories. Of how the hunters went crazy and turned beastly. Of how the c
