In times of trouble, the Saurahallers did their best to carry on with their daily lives. It was not easy under the circumstances, but between attacks by Edward they strove hard to retain a semblance of normality. The shops still opened as always, though the number of goods they had to sell was greatly reduced since the siege had begun, and working families went about their household chores.
Astron watched with amusement as a mother and her three little ones washed clothes in a large basin and hung them out to dry. He could not but admire the way she was able to carry on and occasionally smile in spite of all the horrible things that had happened just days before. Not to mention the vicious creatures who lingered just outside Saurahall’s great stone walls. But then, it was not like she rea
