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Kern loaded another body on to the pyre and headed back to search more houses. At least what was left of the houses. This was how the entire morning had gone. There were too many bodies to bury, so they built a pyre. That left them each with the grisly task of carrying the dead. Lynnalin helped where she could, but they could all see the toil it had on her. The last house she explored was a bad one. None of them were ready to see so much death. Even coming from Suriax, where death was common and murder accepted, this was different. These bodies were brutalized. Some were missing limbs or even heads. Many were far too young. Even Suriaxians had a soft spot for children. Whoever these raiders were, they didn’t care who they hurt.
Taking out a canteen and handing it to Lynnalin, Kern
