Chapter 49The stench of corpses hit Kallan's nose the moment she opened the doors of the keep and descended the steps to the courtyard. The rains had come and gone sometime during the night while Kallan worked on the wounded, leaving the dampened stench of the smoldering battlefield. The cold of night had settled in, adding a chill to the air and a silence that encumbered the forest. Animals had not yet returned to their burrows, bringing an unnatural hush to the silent wood.
On the other side of the Klarelfr, the desolation spanned the plains to the trees that began where the land rose up. Only the fog obstructed her view as she scanned the endless c*****e that was Gunir's plains. The bodies had long grown cold.
Releasing Astrid's reins, Kallan slid off the horse and made her way throug
